# Brave (بريف)

> Brave is accessible in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: accessible
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [Brave Software](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/brave-software.md)
- Categories: Web Browsers, AI Assistants, Crypto Wallets, VPN Services
- Official site: https://brave.com
- Community votes: 12
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/brave

## About

Privacy-focused open-source web browser with built-in ad blocker and search engine

## Activity summary

Accessible in Syria, verified February 2026: the brave.com website and Brave browser downloads load fully from Syrian connections. Community tests found two integrated cloud sub-services geo-blocked from Syria: Brave Search in June 2026, and the built-in Leo AI assistant (status code 403) at the end of June 2026. The browser and main site remain reachable and the service is still accessible overall. No outreach has been needed.

## Community reports

- 2026-06-29 — Investigated. Community testing found that Brave's built-in AI assistant, Leo AI, is geo-blocked for users in Syria. Opening a Leo AI conversation inside the Brave browser from a Syrian connection (Damascus) returns the error "Something went wrong while communicating with Leo. Please try again." with status code 403. The Brave browser and main brave.com website remain accessible; only the Leo AI cloud service is affected, consistent with the earlier geo-block found on Brave Search. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/sp4brcrgc40oji6u8kto3wzc/h57uvmv22skaza4y68uhl2t1--77-.png)
- 2026-06-10 — Investigated. Community testing found that Brave Search (search.brave.com) is geo-blocked for users in Syria. Accessing search.brave.com from a Syrian IP returns the message "This service is not available in your region". The main brave.com website and browser downloads remain accessible, so the service status was updated from accessible to limited. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/p8n0ftfdbvd12s45epkoij13/loiv2hlqgdynt3e02q7j06j4-screenshot-2026-06-10-051547.png)
- 2026-02-16 — Verified. Community member verified that Brave browser's website is accessible from Syria. Testing from a Syrian IP address (185.236.100.155) on Firefox/Windows confirmed that brave.com loads fully without any blocking. The privacy-focused browser and search engine is available to Syrian users. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/ww7s8t3z2a30emv6x71lgvhx/ssks3wdgzmr69j4ps7aehjmx-screenshot-2026-02-16-at-21-10-17-the-browser-that-puts-you-first-brave.png)

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/brave?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/brave/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/brave
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/brave.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/brave.md