Relationship dossier
Morocco
Syria
Relationship assessment
Relations became adversarial over Morocco’s support for the Syrian opposition during the Syrian conflict.
Morocco toward Syria
-40Morocco supported the Syrian opposition and hosted a Friends of Syria conference in Marrakech in 2012, opposing the Syrian government’s approach to the conflict.
Syria toward Morocco
-40Syria severed diplomatic relations with Morocco in 2012 amid the countries’ dispute over the Syrian conflict.
Overall relationship
-40The Syrian conflict and Morocco’s support for the opposition drove a major breakdown in bilateral relations, including Syria’s severing of diplomatic ties in 2012. The breadth of other bilateral dealings is unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Morocco opposed the Syrian government’s conduct during the Syrian conflict and supported the Syrian opposition, including by hosting a Friends of Syria conference in Marrakech in 2012. Syria severed diplomatic relations with Morocco in 2012. These actions made the relationship substantially adversarial, though the extent of other bilateral dealings is unclear.
Areas of tension
- Morocco’s support for the Syrian opposition
- The Syrian government’s conduct during the Syrian conflict
- Syria’s severing of diplomatic relations with Morocco in 2012
Key developments
Morocco hosted a Friends of Syria conference in Marrakech as part of international efforts supporting the Syrian opposition.
Syria severed diplomatic relations with Morocco.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of bilateral contacts after diplomatic relations were severed is unclear.
- The extent of subsequent government cooperation or engagement is unclear.