# Target (تارجت)

> Target is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [Target](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/target.md)
- Categories: Retail & Brand Stores
- Official site: https://www.target.com
- Community votes: 8
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/target

## About

Major American retail chain with online shopping and in-store pickup

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria, verified in February 2026. Community testing from a Syrian connection showed the site serving a soft holding page that functions as a regional block, while it loads normally over a VPN, confirming the block is region-specific. No outreach to the company has been made yet.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-23 — Verified. Community testing confirmed that Target remains blocked in Syria. Accessing target.com from a DSL connection displays Target's "Sorry for the wait — It's a little busier than we expected" holding page, which functions as a soft geo-block. The site loads normally when accessed via VPN, confirming the block is region-specific. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/khi32h84cw4cel40lemy0f3w/ixzghk31nyfxvtmhldtlceps-target.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/target?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/target/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/target
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/target.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/target.md