Who controls Syria
Since opposition forces toppled the Assad regime last year, a Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) led interim government has been in place, but control remains fragmented among various groups across Syria.
HTS-SDF contested
HTS-led interim government
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), backed by the US
Turkey-backed Syrian National Army (SNA)
SNA-SDF contested
Unidentified opposition groups
Lost regime territory*,
since Nov. 27, 2024
Under Israel Defense Forces
control since Assad’s fall
TURKEY
Aleppo
Med.
Sea
Raqqa
Idlib
Latakia
Hama
Deir Ezzor
Tartus
Homs
SYRIA
LEBANON
IRAQ
Al-Tanf
US military base
Damascus
Al-Tanf
deconfliction
zone
ISRAEL
Daraa
JORDAN
GOLAN
HEIGHTS
Occupied by
Israel since 1967
SAUDI ARABIA
100 miles
100 km
HTS-SDF contested
HTS-led interim government
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), backed by the US
Turkey-backed Syrian National Army (SNA)
SNA-SDF contested
Unidentified opposition groups
Lost regime territory*,
since Nov. 27, 2024
Under Israel Defense Forces
control since Assad’s fall
TURKEY
Aleppo
Med.
Sea
Raqqa
Idlib
Latakia
Hama
Deir Ezzor
Tartus
Homs
SYRIA
LEBANON
IRAQ
Al-Tanf
US military base
Damascus
Al-Tanf
deconfliction
zone
ISRAEL
Daraa
GOLAN
HEIGHTS
JORDAN
Occupied by
Israel since 1967
SAUDI ARABIA
100 miles
100 km
HTS-led interim government
Lost regime territory*, since Nov. 27, 2024
Unidentified opposition groups
Turkey-backed Syrian National Army (SNA)
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), backed by the US
SNA-SDF contested
HTS-SDF contested
Under Israel Defense Forces control since Assad’s fall
TURKEY
Aleppo
Raqqa
Idlib
Latakia
Deir Ezzor
Hama
Tartus
SYRIA
Homs
IRAQ
Mediterranean
Sea
LEBANON
Al-Tanf
US military base
GOLAN
HEIGHTS
Damascus
Occupied by
Israel since 1967
Al-Tanf
deconfliction
zone
ISRAEL
Daraa
100 miles
JORDAN
100 km