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Events in the year 2025 in Syria detail notable events that occurred in 2025.
Following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, Ahmed al-Sharaa continued to serve as the Syria’s de facto leader in early January and was appointed President during the Syrian Revolution Victory Conference held at the People's Palace. He officially began his term on 29 January 2025. The early phase of his presidency was marked by massacres targeting Syrian Alawites and clashes involving government-affiliated troops, which drew widespread criticism. He focused on consolidating power, rebuilding state institutions, integrating military factions, and restoring Syria’s international relations, including with the U.S., Russia, and regional powers. In March 2025, he signed an interim constitution that established a five-year transition period and defined Syria as a presidential system, with executive power vested in the president, and announced the formation of a transitional government.
This year also saw ongoing conflicts between the current Syrian government and Assad loyalists (mainly Alawites) and Druze insurgents, between the ex-Syrian National Army and the Syrian government with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, as well as an Israeli invasion that has continued since Assad’s fall. In September 2025, al-Sharaa addressed the general debate of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, becoming the first Syrian leader to do so since Nureddin al-Atassi in 1967. In October 2025, a parliamentary election was held under the authority of the Syrian transitional government, the first since the fall of the Assad regime. The Syrian government actively engaged with the European Union and neighboring countries, including Turkey and Arab states, in post-war reconstruction efforts. By 2025, the Syrian civil war had left the country’s economy in poor condition after years of international sanctions, which had later been eased.
For events related to the civil war, see Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2025)
In October 2025, President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a presidential decree defining the country’s official holidays, removing 8 March Revolution Day, Teachers’ Day, Tishreen Liberation War Day and Martyrs' Day from the list. [130] [131] The decree introduces two new official holidays: the anniversary of Syrian Revolution Day on 18 March and Liberation Day on 8 December, which commemorates the fall of the Assad regime. [132]