Arab/Muslim Public Opinion Polls: Public Opinion in Syria

How would you rate the performance of Ahmed Al-Sharaa as President of Syria? (Council for a Secure America, January 2026)


October 2025January 2026
Total good61%69%
Total poor13%12%
DK/NA26%19%

How would you rate the performance of Ahmed Al-Sharaa as President of Syria? (Council for a Secure America, January 2026)


October 2025January 2026
Very good38%44%
Good23%25%
Neither good nor poor12%11%
Poor3%4%
Very poor10%8%
Prefer not to answer14%8%

Overall, how would you describe the impact of Hezbollah’s involvement in Syria? (Council for a Secure America, January 2026)


October 2025January 2026
Total positive5%5%
Total negative69%70%
DK/NA26%25%

Overall, how would you describe the impact of Hezbollah’s involvement in Syria? (Council for a Secure America, January 2026)


October 2025January 2026
Very positive1%2%
Somewhat positive4%4%
Neither positive nor negative8%7%
Somewhat negative16%12%
Very negative53%59%
Prefer not to answer17%17%

How would you describe the role of the United States in Syria’s political and economic affairs? (Council for a Secure America, January 2026)


October 2025January 2026
Total positive63%65%
Total negative17%14%
DK/NA20%21%

How would you describe the role of the United States in Syria’s political and economic affairs? (Council for a Secure America, January 2026)


October 2025January 2026
Very positive19%24%
Somewhat positive44%41%
Neither positive nor negative13%10%
Somewhat negative11%6%
Very negative6%9%
Prefer not to answer7%11%

How likely to unlikely do you think it is that there will be peace between Israel and Syria in the future? (Council for a Secure America, January 2026)


October 2025January 2026
Total likely64%59%
Total unlikely11%14%
DK/NA25%27%

How likely to unlikely do you think it is that there will be peace between Israel and Syria in the future? (Council for a Secure America, January 2026)


October 2025January 2026
Very likely25%26%
Somewhat likely39%33%
Neither likely nor unlikely12%13%
Somewhat unlikely6%6%
Very unlikely5%8%
Prefer not to answer13%15%

How would you feel about the new government of Syria signing a security arrangement with Israel aimed at ensuring Syria’s safety and prosperity? (Council for a Secure America, January 2026)


October 2025January 2026
Total support60%64%
Total oppose9%8%
DK/NA31%28%

How would you feel about the new government of Syria signing a security arrangement with Israel aimed at ensuring Syria’s safety and prosperity? (Council for a Secure America, January 2026)


October 2025January 2026
Strongly support31%29%
Somewhat support30%35%
Neither support nor oppose16%14%
Somewhat oppose6%3%
Strongly oppose3%6%
Prefer not to answer15%14%

If there was a long-term resolution to the issue of Palestine, how would you view the normalization of diplomatic or economic relations between Syria and Israel? (Council for a Secure America, January 2026)


October 2025January 2026
Total support52%47%
Total oppose12%13%
DK/NA36%40%

If there was a long-term resolution to the issue of Palestine, how would you view the normalization of diplomatic or economic relations between Syria and Israel? (Council for a Secure America, January 2026)


October 2025January 2026
Strongly support20%21%
Somewhat support32%26%
Neither support nor oppose19%24%
Somewhat oppose8%6%
Strongly oppose4%7%
Prefer not to answer17%16%

Should Lebanon be allowed to rule itself without outside interference (including from Syria)? (Syrian public opinion poll. Terror Free Tomorow, July 11-14, 2007)

Yes88%

Should Syria refuse US investments and trade to "create more jobs in Syria"? (Syrian public opinion poll. Terror Free Tomorow, July 11-14, 2007)

Yes70%

Do you support financial assistance for Iraqi fighters, the Palestinian groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad, and Hizbullah? (Syrian public opinion poll. Terror Free Tomorow, July 11-14, 2007)

Yes75%

Do you oppose fighters crossing over from Syria to Iraq? (Syrian public opinion poll. Terror Free Tomorow, July 11-14, 2007)

Yes44%
No39%

Do you favor Syria working with the United States to resolve the war in Iraq? (Syrian public opinion poll. Terror Free Tomorow, July 11-14, 2007)

Yes63%

Would you favor a peace treaty with Israel if it withdraws from the Golan and recognizes Syrian sovereignty there? (Syrian public opinion poll. Terror Free Tomorow, July 11-14, 2007)

Yes51%

(The Associated Press, "51% of Syrians favor peace with Israel", The Jerusalem Post, August 1, 2007)

Favor a peace treaty with Israel if it withdraws from the Golan and recognizes Syrian soverienty there51%
Favor their country working with the US to resolve the war in Iraq63%
Oppose fighters crossing from Syria to Iraq44%
Think Syria should refuse US investments and trade to create more jobs in Syria70%
Favor Lebanon ruling itself without outside interference, including from Syria88%