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Eastern Syria and Iraq
Southern Syria and Jordan
Northern Syria and Turkey
Western Syria and Lebanon
Con�icts Without Borders refers to a con�ict in one country that draws in other governments and non-state actors, exacerbates stresses and con�ict in the neighboring countries, and generates displacement across borders.
Names and boundary representation are not necessarily authoritative
Four Theaters of Humanitarian Operation
October 9, 2014 - U1098 STATE (HIU)Unclassified
Unclassified
HUMANITARIAN INFORMATION UNIT
U.S. Department of [email protected]://hiu.state.gov
GOLAN HEIGHTS*(Israeli-occupied)
GazaStrip
1949 Armistice Line
*Israeli-occupied with current status subject to Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement; permanent status to be determined through further negotiations.
The status of the Gaza Strip is a final status issue to be resolved through negotiations.
1994
Treat
y Lin
e
I R A Q
I R A NS Y R I A
J O R D A N
ISRAEL
K U W A I T
LEBANON
West Bank*
T U R K E Y
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EGYPT
S A U D I A R A B I A
Syria Region: Conflicts Without BordersFour Theaters
GOLAN HEIGHTS* (Israeli-occupied) Al Kut
I R A Q
I R A N
S Y R I A
S A U D IA R A B I A
T U R K E Y
J O R D A N
I S R A E L
K U W A I T
L E B A N O N
West Bank*
GazaStrip
1949 ArmisticeLine
1949 ArmisticeLine
1994
Tre a
ty Li
ne
T U R K E Y
BaghdadDamascus
Tyre
Homs
Dahuk
ErbilMosul
Sidon
Idlib
Hamah
Dar'a
Tartus
Kirkuk
Aleppo
Tripoli
Latakia
Jerusalem
Al Mafraq
Gaziantep
Az Zarqa’
Ar Raqqah
Al Hasakah
Al QamishliRa’s al ‘Ayn
Dayr az Zawr
Tel Aviv-Yafo
As SulaymaniyahMa’arrat an Nu’man
Amman
Al Qusayr
Kuwait City
Reyhanlı
Ilam
Ma`an
An Najaf
Karbala’Al Hillah
Al Basrah
Al `Amarah
As Samawah
An Nasiriyah
Ad Diwaniyah
Sakaka
`Ar`ar
Beirut
Me
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S
ea
DeadSea
Tigris River
Buhayratar RazazzaBuhayrat
ar Razazza
Euphrates
Tigris
Euphrates
*Israeli-occupied with current status subject to Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement; permanent status to be determined through further negotiations.
The status of the Gaza Strip is a final status issue to be resolved through negotiations.
’Ayn al ‘Arab(Kobane)
Areas of influence
ContestedModerate oppositionKurdish-controlledJabhat al-Nusra (JAN)
Asad regimeIraqi Security Forces (ISF)Islamic State of Iraqand the Levant (ISIL)
Displacement
Syrian IDP siteIraqi IDP site
Syrian refugee site
HUMANITARIAN INFORMATION UNIT
U.S. Department of [email protected]://hiu.state.gov
Areas of influence are estimated geographic areas where a government or non-state armed group is dominant or control is contested and exclude areas of minimal population. These areas are changing and reflect the situation as of:• August 20, 2014 (Iraq) • September 5, 2014 (Syria)
International boundaryBorder crossing
Road
Names and boundary representation are not necessarily authoritative
Regional Overview
October 9, 2014 - U1098 STATE (HIU)Sources: IOM, Relief Web, UNHCR, UN OCHA, UNRWA, USAID/OTI, U.S. Department of StateUnclassified
Unclassified
Syria Region: Conflicts Without Borders
Number of people in need*, by country of origin
Syria10,803,500 total people in need, including 6,455,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) (June 2014, UN OCHA)
3,216,949 Syrian refugees, including 163,275 Syrian refugees registered in Egypt and North Africa (September 2014, UNHCR)
440,000 Palestinians in need, in Syria (September 2014, UNRWA)
56,348 Palestinian refugees from Syria, in Lebanon and Jordan (September 2014, UNRWA)NOTE: UNHCR refugee figures combine those registered and those awaiting registration
Iraq1,725,432 Iraqi IDPs (September 2014, IOM)
103,000 Iraqi refugees in Turkey (September 2014, UNHCR)
*“People in need” is defined by the UN OCHA as host families, returnees, local communities in need, and IDPs
Ongoing, intense fighting betweenregime and opposition groups
2012-2014Regime airstrikes and aerialbombing of opposition areas
ISIL stronghold
August 2014ISIL gains drive thousands of Iraqirefugees into Al Hasakah
July-Sept 2014UN humanitarian aid deliveredthrough Bab al-Hawa crossing
July-Sept 2014UN cross-border aid deliveredthrough Bab al-Salam crossing
March 2014UN humanitarian aid deliveredthrough Al Qamishli crossing
Aug-Sept 2014Humanitarian airdrops forYezidi population; airstrikesagainst ISIL
Sept 19-Oct 8, 2014 ISIL offensive drives at least170,000 Syrians to Turkey
Halab
Al Hasakah
Homs
Ar Raqqah
Dayr az ZawrHamah
IdlibLatakia
Tartus
Buhayrat al Asad
Tigris
Euphrates
Idlib
Hamah
Tartus
Aleppo
Latakia
Reyhanlı
Gaziantep
Ar Raqqah
Al Hasakah
Al Qamishli
Ra's al 'Ayn
Adıyaman
Osmaniye
Kahramanmaras
’Ayn al ‘Arab(Kobane)
Ariha
MuhradahDayr az Zawr
Sinjar Mtn.
S Y R I A
T U R K E Y
I R A Q
Syrian refugees in Turkey
HalabIdlib
Dayr az ZawrAl HasakahAr Raqqah
Latakia 363,500
1,117,0002,575,000
711,000582,000
490,000
Syrians in need, by Syrian governorate
Total1,029,500
61% 21%
Registeredoutside ofcamps
Registeredin camps
Awaiting registration
16%
Source: UNHCR, as of 9/29/2014
ResidentsResidentsSyrian IDPsSyrian IDPs
Source: UN OCHA, as of 8/26/2014
Areas of influence
ContestedModerate oppositionKurdish-controlledJabhat al-Nusra (JAN)
Asad regimeIslamic State of Iraqand the Levant (ISIL)
Displacement
Violence
Syrian IDP siteIraqi IDP site
Syrian refugee site
International boundaryGovernorate boundary
Humanitarian hubBorder crossing
Aid dispersal
Road
Displaced Syrians in Turkey
Names and boundary representation are not necessarily authoritative
Displaced Syrians, by provinceNorthern Syria and TurkeyNorthern Syria and Turkey
October 9, 2014 - U1098 STATE (HIU)Sources: IOM, Relief Web, UNHCR, UN OCHA, UNRWA, USAID/OTI, U.S. Department of StateUnclassified
Unclassified
Syria Region: Conflicts Without BordersNorthern SyriaHUMANITARIAN INFORMATION UNIT
U.S. Department of [email protected]://hiu.state.gov
Areas of influence are estimated geographic areas where a government or non-state armed group is dominant or control is contested and exclude areas of minimal population. These areas are changing and reflect the situation as of:• August 20, 2014 (Iraq) • September 5, 2014 (Syria)
Areas of influence are estimated geographic areas where a government or non-state armed group is dominant or control is contested and exclude areas of minimal population. These areas are changing and reflect the situation as of:• August 20, 2014 (Iraq) • September 5, 2014 (Syria)
Amman
Damascus
Dar`a
Irbid
Madaba
Jarash`Ajlun
As Salt
Al Karak
Az Zarqa'
Al Mafraq
As Suwayda'
Al Qunaytirah
Nablus
Ma‘an
Dar‘a
DamascusCountryside
As Suwayda’
Damascus
S Y R I A
J O R D A N
L E B A N O N
West Bank*
DeadSea
DeadSea
1994 Treaty Line
GOLANHEIGHTS
(Israeli-occupied)
1949 Armistice Line
*Israeli-occupied with current status subject to Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement; permanent status to be determined through further negotiations.
AshShajarah
Jasim
Tasil
Syrian refugees in Jordan
Syrians in need, by Syrian governorate
DamascusCountryside
Dar'aAs Suwayda'
Al Qunaytirah
1,654,000
133,50087,000
517,000
Total619,163
84%
16%
Registeredoutside of camps
Registeredin camps
ResidentsSyrian IDPs
Source: UNHCR, as of 9/29/2014
Source: UN OCHA, as of 8/28/2014
Intense fighting; remainsunder opposition influence
September 2014JAN holds and releasesUN peacekeepers
Continual fighting betweenregime and opposition groups
Least conflict-affected governorate;home of Druze population
Za'atari, largest Syrianrefugee camp
September 2014Dar’a-RamthaUN cross-border aid
Drought and refugeedemand depleting aquifer
Southern Syria and Jordan
Beirut
Tyre
Homs
Sidon
Idlib
Hamah
Tartus
Aleppo
Tripoli
Latakia
Ma'arrat an Nu'man
Aarsal
Al Qusayr
Beka
a Val
ley
QalamounMountains
Damascus
S Y R I A
T U R K E Y
LEBANON
Homs
Halab
Hamah
Idlib
DamascusCountryside
Tartus
Latakia
Damascus
Me
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Syrians in need, by Syrian governorate
Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Registeredoutside of camps
Total1,191,992
98%
Halab
DamascusCountryside
IdlibHoms
HamahTartus
Latakia
2,575,0001,654,000
1,117,000748,000
363,500
533,000472,500
ResidentsSyrian IDPs
2%Awaitingregistration Source: UNHCR, as of 9/26/2014
Source: UN OCHA, as of 8/28/2014
July-Sept 2014UN humanitarian aiddelivered throughBab al-Salam crossing
May 2014Regime gains control
August 2014Syrian opposition engagesLebanese army
2012-2014Regime airstrikes andaerial barrel bombingof opposition areas
Sectarian clashesrelated to Syria
2013Regime and Hizbollah engage opposition;regime regains control
Sectarian clashes related toSyria, Hizbollah stronghold
2013-2014Regime fights opposition
Predominately Alawitepopulation, IDPs movedinto less affected areas
August 2014Regime recaptures cityfrom opposition
June 2014Intense fighting over YarmoukPalestinian refugee camp
Western Syria and Lebanon
Names and boundary representation are not necessarily authoritativeUnclassified
Unclassified
October 9, 2014 - U1098 STATE (HIU)Sources: IOM, Relief Web, UNHCR, UN OCHA, UNRWA, USAID/OTI, U.S. Department of State
Syria Region: Conflicts Without BordersWestern and Southern SyriaHUMANITARIAN INFORMATION UNIT
U.S. Department of [email protected]://hiu.state.gov
Areas of influence are estimated geographic areas where a government or non-state armed group is dominant or control is contested and exclude areas of minimal population. These areas are changing and reflect the situation as of:• August 20, 2014 (Iraq) • September 5, 2014 (Syria)
Areas of influence are estimated geographic areas where a government or non-state armed group is dominant or control is contested and exclude areas of minimal population. These areas are changing and reflect the situation as of:• August 20, 2014 (Iraq) • September 5, 2014 (Syria)
Areas of influence
Contested
Moderate opposition
Kurdish-controlled
Jabhat al-Nusra (JAN)
Asad regimeIslamic State of Iraqand the Levant (ISIL)
Displacement
Refugee concentrationin LebanonViolence
Syrian refugee siteSyrian IDP site
International boundaryGovernorate boundary
Border crossingHumanitarian hubAid dispersal
Road
Ilam
Karbala'
Ba`qubah
Al Hillah
Ar RamadiFallujah
I R A QS Y R I A
I R A N
T U R K E Y
J O R D A N
Baghdad
Dahuk
ErbilMosul
Kirkuk
Ar Raqqah
Al Hasakah
Al Qamishli
Ra's al 'Ayn
Dayr az Zawr
As Sulaymaniyah
Tikrit
Amerli
Jarabulus
Silopi
Sanlıurfa
LakeTharthar
Tigris
Euphrates
Euphrates
Buhayratal Asad
LakeRazazza
MosulDam
FallujahDam
Al Hasakah
Homs
Ar Raqqah
Dayr az Zawr
Sinjar Mtn.
HadithaDam
Syrians in need, by Syrian governorate
AleppoDayr az Zawr
Al HasakahAr Raqqah
2,575,000
490,000582,000
711,000ResidentsSyrian IDPs
Total213,019
Syrian refugees in Iraq
42%57%Registered inside camps
Registeredoutside of camps
Awaiting registration
1%
Source: UN OCHA, as of 8/28/2014
Source: UNHCR, as of 9/15/2014
Areas of influence
ContestedKurdish-controlled
Asad regime
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
Iraqi Security Forces(ISF)
DisplacementSyrian refugee site
Violence
Syrian IDP siteIraqi IDP site
Internationalboundary
Governorateboundary
Dam
Road
Border crossing
June 2014ISIL gains control ofsecond largest city in Iraq
Aug-Sept 2014Humanitarian airdrops for Turkmenpopulation, airstrikes against ISIL
June-July 2014ISIL captures cityfrom Iraqi forces
June-Sept 2014Fighting between ISIL and IraqiKurdish Peshmerga forces
Jan-June 2014ISIL captures city from Iraqi forces
July 2014ISIL seizes al Omar oil field
Aug-Sept 2014Humanitarian airdrops forYezidi population, airstrikesagainst ISIL
Eastern Syria and Iraq
ISIL stronghold
March 2014UN humanitarian aid deliveredthrough Al Qamishli crossing
Syrian Kurdishheartland
Aug-Sept 2014Iraqi Yazidi refugees flee ISIL attacks
Names and boundary representation are not necessarily authoritative
Al Kut
October 9, 2014 - U1098 STATE (HIU)Sources: IOM, Relief Web, UNHCR, UN OCHA, UNRWA, USAID/OTI, U.S. Department of StateUnclassified
Unclassified
Syria Region: Conflicts Without BordersEastern SyriaHUMANITARIAN INFORMATION UNIT
U.S. Department of [email protected]://hiu.state.gov
Areas of influence are estimated geographic areas where a government or non-state armed group is dominant or control is contested and exclude areas of minimal population. These areas are changing and reflect the situation as of:• August 20, 2014 (Iraq) • September 5, 2014 (Syria)
Areas of influence are estimated geographic areas where a government or non-state armed group is dominant or control is contested and exclude areas of minimal population. These areas are changing and reflect the situation as of:• August 20, 2014 (Iraq) • September 5, 2014 (Syria)