# Copilot (كوبايلوت)

> Copilot is available in Syria with limited functionality, as of 2026-08-25.

- Status: limited
- Outreach: Contacted
- Company: [Microsoft](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/microsoft.md)
- Categories: AI Assistants, AI Coding, AI Image Generation, AI Writing, Search Engines
- Official site: https://copilot.microsoft.com
- Community votes: 268
- Last updated: 2026-08-25
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/copilot

## About

Microsoft's AI assistant for search, writing, creativity, and productivity tasks

## Activity summary

Partially blocked in Syria. The service was reported blocked in mid-January 2026 and repeatedly verified since: the web version returns a regional block page while the mobile app loads but shows a conversations limited notice. Community volunteers have contacted Microsoft's compliance teams repeatedly from February 2026 through July 2026, each opening an automated case, and the team sent an official outreach in March 2026. No resolution has followed.

## Official timeline

- 2026-03-31 — Contacted Company. Official outreach email sent from corporateaffairs@unblocksyria.com to eccn@microsoft.com. Copilot was explicitly named alongside LinkedIn as a Microsoft product with Syria restrictions requiring review. The email argued for a single corporate-level compliance review.

## Community reports

- 2026-07-18 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Microsoft's export compliance team at eccn@microsoft.com requesting that service access be enabled for users in Syria. The email cited the December 2025 U.S. Treasury announcement lifting the comprehensive trade embargo, Syria's removal from OFAC's embargoed country list, the parallel EU sanctions lift, and supporting documentation on unblocksyria.com, and noted that several other companies have already restored access.
- 2026-03-26 — Verified. Community testing confirmed that Microsoft Copilot's web interface remains geo-blocked in Syria. Accessing copilot.microsoft.com from a Syrian IP (77.44.135.250, Windows desktop, Chrome 146) displays the standard region block page: "It's not you, it's me. Sorry, it looks like I'm not yet available in your region." This is consistent with the service's current limited status — the web version is fully blocked while the mobile app loads with restricted chat functionality. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/s018w2jhsw7j6n4q09ll65fz/tbhugg02eonn12rgvwmkoe1o-screenshot-2026-03-26-080331.jpg)
- 2026-03-19 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Microsoft's export compliance team at eccn@microsoft.com requesting that service access be enabled for users in Syria. The email referenced the December 2025 U.S. Treasury announcement lifting all Syria sanctions, the OFAC sanctions programs overview, and supporting documentation from unblocksyria.com/resources. The volunteer noted that several other companies have already restored access.
- 2026-03-09 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Microsoft's Business Conduct team at buscond@microsoft.com and the privacy team at privacy@microsoft.com requesting that Copilot access be enabled for users in Syria. The email referenced the December 2025 U.S. Treasury announcement lifting all Syria sanctions, the OFAC sanctions programs overview, and supporting documentation from unblocksyria.com/resources. This targets new contact channels — previous outreach went to eccn@microsoft.com (Export Controls).
- 2026-03-03 — Evidence Added. Community testing from Syria showed that the Copilot mobile app loads and recognizes the user, but displays a "Conversations limited" banner stating "Copilot isn't available to chat in your region right now." This suggests the service may have shifted from fully blocked to limited — the app is accessible but core chat functionality is region-restricted. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/ou5ipcwjzuvt5hatmcyzbfl0/xuxzo5nt4znlkv73hw5bg1j4-1000335830.jpg)
- 2026-03-02 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Microsoft's export compliance team at eccn@microsoft.com requesting that service access be enabled for users in Syria. The email referenced the December 2025 U.S. Treasury announcement lifting all Syria sanctions, the OFAC sanctions programs overview, and supporting documentation from unblocksyria.com/resources.
- 2026-03-02 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Microsoft's export compliance team at eccn@microsoft.com requesting a compliance review to restore access to Microsoft Copilot and related services for users in Syria. The email referenced the December 2024 OFAC sanctions lift (EO 14312), the removal of Syrian Sanctions Regulations, and the BIS License Exception SPP, with links to relevant regulatory documentation.
- 2026-02-27 — Company Responded. Microsoft's Export Controls COE team responded to the unblocking request via an automated email from eccn@microsoft.com. The response confirmed that a case has been created and the inquiry is being routed for resolution, with an expected response within 24-48 hours. The team referenced their Trade Portal for ticket management. The response appears to be an automated acknowledgment rather than a human review — it arrived within 5 minutes of the outreach and uses identical templated language to previous auto-replies from the same team.
- 2026-02-27 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Microsoft's Export Controls team at eccn@microsoft.com requesting a review of access restrictions for users in Syria. The email referenced the lifting of the comprehensive trade embargo on Syria announced by the U.S. Treasury in December 2025, included links to the official OFAC announcement and sanctions programs overview, and attached supporting documentation from unblocksyria.com/resources. The volunteer noted that several other companies have already restored access.
- 2026-02-26 — Company Responded. Microsoft's Export Controls COE team responded to the unblocking request via eccn@microsoft.com. The response confirmed that a case has been created and the inquiry is being routed for resolution, with an expected response within 24-48 hours. The team referenced their Trade Portal for ticket management. While the response is templated, it indicates the inquiry has entered Microsoft's formal export controls review process.
- 2026-02-26 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Microsoft's Export Controls team at eccn@microsoft.com requesting a review of access restrictions for users in Syria. The email referenced the December 2025 OFAC sanctions lift and included links to the official U.S. Treasury announcement and supporting documentation from unblocksyria.com/resources.
- 2026-02-26 — Verified. Community testing reconfirmed that Microsoft Copilot remains blocked in Syria. Accessing copilot.microsoft.com from a Syrian DSL connection displays the region block page: "It's not you, it's me. Sorry, it looks like I'm not yet available in your region." The service is completely non-functional — the geo-restriction has not changed since the previous verification on Feb 16. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/enqmw4q972ynz8drww1y1ufc/ybivm98wts3l5im5xq90tdxz-screenshot-2026-02-26-171843.png)
- 2026-02-16 — Verified. Community verification confirmed that Microsoft Copilot is now fully blocked from Syria. Testing showed copilot.microsoft.com displays "Sorry, it looks like I'm not yet available in your region" and the Copilot mobile app shows "Conversations limited — Copilot isn't available to chat in your region right now." Both the website and app are completely non-functional. The submitter reports Copilot previously worked in Syria but became inaccessible around mid-January 2026, indicating a recent policy change by Microsoft. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/hkl9qjhvy6aero9ef355vhwm/u4cthqflt1on24rilmbfep3g-1000105699.jpg, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/wcdqu5xeiersy7bzqd1h1i1e/b1h7tty6moddedoj3myl6sax-1000105698.jpg)
- 2026-02-15 — Verified. Two independent community reports from Syria confirm Microsoft Copilot remains limited. The web version (copilot.microsoft.com) displays a full region block page: "It's not you, it's me. Sorry, it looks like I'm not yet available in your region." The mobile app loads and greets the user by name, but shows a red banner: "Conversations limited — Copilot isn't available to chat in your region right now." Chat functionality is disabled. Status remains "limited" as the app partially loads but core chat features are restricted. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/fnivmbyh1vwqfzkrv5ntv086/tffv56ux8kvwvdeypeqyz6wc-21750.jpg, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/r0olj2zsjemrpzx19gq7dytn/upbyhbeqfwh4h21hbh5d1i5g-1000105608.jpg)
- 2026-02-05 — Evidence Added. Community testing documented that Microsoft Copilot is blocked in Syria. Attempting to use the chat feature returns a message stating that Copilot is not available in the user's region. The main Copilot page also displays a region restriction notice indicating the service is not yet available in the user's location. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/vi40mz546ps5kzbdq5w08sw6/vut4sxhrllwob180nwqofyri-se3vk8anyqpml59ixjor89gj-screenshot-2026-02-05-220359.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/h39fz8bzxrptajbkho4wxlbb/fkbebh2ocwag5kiy75zz34oh-crz3nak0uc43pst1zq5d0i0u-screenshot-2026-02-05-215945.png)
- 2026-02-05 — Verified. Community member from Syria reported that Microsoft Copilot has been recently blocked after previously being accessible for months — even before the fall of Assad. The block appeared approximately a week prior. Screenshot evidence shows the service is now inaccessible. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/m7pbdc3p9w9ag9gzpyqqmh98/crz3nak0uc43pst1zq5d0i0u-screenshot-2026-02-05-215945.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/iz8l9ca3v23bo95tj6brd041/se3vk8anyqpml59ixjor89gj-screenshot-2026-02-05-220359.png)
- 2026-02-03 — Investigated. Community report from Syria indicates Copilot has been accessible without a VPN for months. This contrasts with a later report (Feb 5) of the service being blocked, suggesting possible ISP-level variance in accessibility across Syria.

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