Izibalo zabavakashi eSyria zikhuphuke ngo-12% ngonyaka odlule zisuka emazingeni ango-2008, kanti ama-Arabhu ahlanganisa inqwaba yezivakashi, izibalo zikahulumeni zikhombisile.
I-Syria, equkethe izindawo ezimbalwa ezibalulekile zasendulo, okuhlanganisa idolobha lasendulo lasePalymra, yathola izivakashi ezingaba yizigidi eziyisithupha, kuhlanganise nabakwaSyria abayizigidi ezingu-1.1 kanye nama-Arabhu ayizigidi ezingu-3.6, ngo-2009, kusho abezindaba zombuso.
Uhulumeni uthatha cishe noma yimuphi umuntu wangaphandle ongena njengesivakashi, umkhuba ogxekwa ongoti bezimboni njengodukisayo.
ISyria ibingaphansi konswinyo lwaseMelika kusukela ngo-2004 ngenxa yokwesekwa kwayo amaqembu ezidlamlilo, kepha ubudlelwano namazwe aseNtshonalanga buye baba ngcono futhi iWashington ifuna ukuhlangana.
Iqembu elibusayo i-Baath Party lithathe izinyathelo zokukhulula umnotho ngemva kwamashumi eminyaka okwenziwa ngaphansi kombuso kanye nokuvinjelwa kwamabhizinisi azimele.
Eminyakeni embalwa edlule kuye kwakhiwa amahhotela amasha, ikakhulukazi eDamaseku nase-Aleppo, kodwa ambalwa kuwo asezingeni lamazwe ngamazwe kunaseLebanon noma iJordani engumakhelwane, abeke izinsiza eziningi ekuthuthukiseni umkhakha wabo wezokuvakasha.