18 of its 36 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 3 of Quneitra's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 38 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about twice the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Syria on 4 of the 30 days held.
Most on Thursday 15 October 2026: 52 of its 94 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Syria: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
SyriaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
27 Sep
Aleppoattacks & violence
5 stories, 4 outlets
29 Sep
Damascusattacks & violence
12 stories, 13 outlets
30 Sep
Damascusattacks & violence
21 stories, 77 outlets
October 2026
1 Oct
Damascusattacks & violence
25 stories, 26 outlets
5 Oct
Quneitraattacks & violence
6 stories, 5 outlets
8 Oct
Damascusattacks & violence
18 stories, 89 outlets
9 Oct
Damascusattacks & violence
9 stories, 8 outlets
13 Oct
Damascusattacks & violence
14 stories, 12 outlets
15 Oct
Baniyasattacks & violence
19 stories, 13 outlets
17 Oct
Damascusattacks & violence
8 stories, 8 outlets
22 Oct
Damascusattacks & violence
13 stories, 10 outlets
24 Oct
Damascusaccidents & disasters
5 stories, 4 outlets
24 Oct
Quneitraprotests & strikes
5 stories, 4 outlets
Scroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Syria most52 of its 94 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories).
39 of its 81 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
17 of its 40 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 22 million people live in Syria. Over these days its news carried 29 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about two-thirds of the world's rate (36 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Conflict & violence46%290 stories
Rights & justice24%150 stories
Disasters & accidents9%58 stories
Displacement8%53 stories
Health6%35 stories
Shelter & services3%22 stories
Food & livelihood2%13 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given1%8 stories
Where it happened
Syria (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed195 Stories reporting arrests101 Stories reporting people affected90 Stories reporting people injured89 Stories reporting people displaced40 Stories reporting refugees30 Stories reporting abductions8 Stories reporting evacuations1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Syria. Ring: the world. Measured over 618 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout one and a half times as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefabout one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Fearabout as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmtha little warmer than the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Syria in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Syria's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Israel52 in 100 of its 16,772 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Syria38 in 100
of its 1,665 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Lebanon37 in 100
of its 1,325 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Iraq36 in 100
of its 1,588 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Türkiye27 in 100
of its 4,091 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Jordan23 in 100
of its 2,143 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.