DID(IT): Syria Country of Origin Information from Public and Social Media Sources

Syria country of origin information compiled by the Department of Homeland Security's Refugee, Asylum and International Operations directorate. The data, last updated in March 2026, captures events from publicly available open sources, including social media posts from news organizations and reports from groups like Human Rights Watch and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Information is associated with specific times, locations, and sources.

Use Cases

• Analyzing event timelines and locations in Syria based on the time and location data mentioned in the description
• Cross-referencing reported events from different media and human rights organizations based on the listed sources
• Studying the use of social media as an information source for conflict monitoring based on the description of Twitter and Facebook posts
• Investigating patterns of human rights incidents for asylum case support based on the tool's stated purpose

Strengths

• Information is associated with specific time, location, and source, as stated in the description
• Sources include established news organizations and human rights groups like BBC, Al Jazeera, and Amnesty International
• Data is reviewed to ensure it is non-classified, according to the description

Limitations

• Row count, column names, and file formats are unknown, which limits suitability assessment
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Data may reflect geographic and source bias inherent to the selected open sources

Provenance

Source

Department of Homeland Security, Refugee, Asylum and International Operations (RAIO)

Collection Method

Information captured from publicly available open sources, including social media posts and reports from news and human rights organizations.

Time Range

Time-specific events are captured, but an overall temporal range is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 11:54:36.896204; freshness should be verified

Geography

Syria