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12 Jan 2026

Iraq: De veiligheidssituatie in het district Al-Amadiya van de provincie Duhok

Security situation

Dit onderzoek maakt een stand van zaken op over de veiligheidssituatie in het district Al-Amadiya van de provincie Duhok in de Koerdische Autonome Regio (KAR). Het onderzoek richt zich in het bijzonder op de periode van januari tot november 2025.

Dit is geen volledige analyse van de veiligheidssituatie maar een update van de informatie met betrekking op geweldsincidenten in dit district. Deze update komt er naar aanleiding van de ontwikkelingen in het conflict tussen Turkije en de Koerdische PKK op het Iraakse grondgebied. Voor een meer uitgebreide beschrijving van de veiligheidssituatie in Irak en meer bepaald in de KAR, zie de COI Focus Irak, Veiligheidssituatie van 29 augustus 2025 van Cedoca, en het EUAA COI Report – Iraq: Country Focus van 1 oktober 2025.

19 Dec 2025

Niger: Vrouwelijke genitale verminking (VGV)

Gender

In deze COI Focus verzamelt Cedoca de informatie over vrouwelijke genitale verminking (VGV) in Niger, met bijzondere aandacht voor de praktijk onder de Zarma/Djerma bevolkingsgroep in het land.

Het onderzoek werd afgesloten op 2 december 2025.

17 Dec 2025

Burundi: Situation sécuritaire

Security situation

Le présent COI Focus dresse un état des lieux de la situation sécuritaire au Burundi. Il reprend les principaux développements qui ont eu lieu de février 2025 jusque fin octobre 2025. Il s’agit d’une mise à jour du COI Focus Burundi. Situation sécuritaire du 14 février 2025.

All reports (545)

Syria

EASO COI Report. Situation of returnees from abroad

10 June 2021

The purpose of this report is to provide relevant information regarding the situation of returnees hailing from Syria within the framework of international protection status determination, including refugee status and subsidiary protection, and in particular for use in updating EASO’s country guidance development on Syria. The report is primarily focused on the return of Syrians from Europe and Syria’s neighbouring countries (Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan) to government-held Syria. This report is part of a series of Syria COI reports produced in 2021.

The drafting of this report was finalised on 12 May 2021. Any event taking place after this date is not included in this report.

EASO COI Report. Socio-economic situation: Damascus City

26 April 2021

The purpose of this report is to provide relevant information regarding the socio-economic situation in the city of Damascus for use in the context of international protection status determination, including refugee status and subsidiary protection, and in particular for use in updating EASO’s country guidance development on Syria.

The report is an update of the EASO COI Report Syria - Socio-economic: Damascus city (February 2020).

This report is part of a series of Syria COI reports produced in 2021.

The drafting of this report was finalised on 13 April 2021. Any event taking place after this date is not included in this report.

EASO COI Report. Military service

09 April 2021

The purpose of this report is to provide relevant information regarding the military service in the Syrian Arab Army - the formal land forces of the national Syrian Armed forces - for international protection status determination, including refugee status and subsidiary protection, and in particular for use in updating EASO’s country guidance development on Syria.

This report is part of a series of Syria COI reports produced in 2021.

EASO COI Report. Security situation

05 May 2020

This report analyses the security situation in Syria, focusing in particular on the situation of the civilian population. The reference period is 2019 and the first two months of 2020. The drafting of this report was finalised on 6 March 2020. Some additional information was added during the finalisation of this report in response to feedback received during the quality control process until 8 April 2020.

EASO COI Report. IDPs returnees and internal mobility

01 April 2020

The report analyses the situation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and returnees in Syria.

This report provides information relevant for international protection status determination for Syrian applicants for international protection, and will be used in the development of a country guidance note on Syria.

The first draft of this report was finalised on 12 December 2019. Some additional information was added during the finalisation of this report in response to feedback received during the quality control process, until 12 March 2020. Any event taking place after this date is not included in this report.

EASO COI Report. Targeting of individuals

10 March 2020

The purpose of this report is to provide relevant information regarding the targeting of individuals in Syria, for international protection status determination, including refugee status and subsidiary protection, and in particular for use in EASO’s country guidance development on Syria.

The drafting of this report was finalised on 5 December 2019. Some additional information was added during the finalisation of this report in response to feedback received during the quality control process, until 30 January 2019. Any event taking place after this date is not included in this report.

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