Public Opinion Survey

16 February 2026

Syria Public Opinion Survey (February 2026)

A YouGov survey across October 2025 and January 2026 shows two-thirds of Syrians approving President Al-Sharaa, rejecting Hezbollah’s role in the country, and backing a security arrangement with Israel.
Al-Hamidiyah Souq, the historic covered market in Damascus, Syria. Photo by Mahmoud Sulaiman on Unsplash.

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The full polling deck

The full polling deck. October 2025 and January 2026.

CSA fielded the Syria Public Opinion Survey through YouGov in two rounds: 257 Syrian adults in October 2025 (October 9–16) and 257 again in January 2026 (January 22–29). Both samples were drawn from YouGov’s online panel and weighted to match the demographic profile of Syrian adults.

The margin of sampling error for each round is approximately ±6.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.

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The Council for a Secure America (CSA) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(C)(3) educational organization. CSA strengthens U.S. national security by educating on the inextricable link between U.S. energy security, national security, and diplomacy, through original research, public-opinion polling, rapid-response primers, and off-the-record briefings for policymakers, industry leaders, and civic institutions.

CSA’s work is informed by a Peace Through Prosperity framework that emphasizes the strategic importance of energy, minerals, agriculture, and resilient supply chains. The organization is not an advocacy institution and does not promote political outcomes or policy prescriptions.

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