Syria
Syria's Growing Industrial Zones
No one publishes reliable figures on Syrian manufacturing, so we watched the country's three largest industrial zones from space. Quarter by quarter, they sit flat through Assad's last year, then climb steadily after the December 2024 transition. Compare each zone by night and by day.
Syria
Syria's Lights Tell a Complicated Story
Satellite data suggests parts of Syria are recovering faster than official estimates indicate after the fall of the Assad regime. Other parts are not recovering at all. We compare our findings with the SCPR and World Bank assessments.