Syrian Arab News Agency
Deir al-Asafir has seen violence during the ongoing Syrian Civil War between the Syrian government and opposition forces which began in 2011. The village was reportedly under rebel control. Heavy clashes between rebels and security forces in Deir al-Asafir were reported by opposition activists on 11 August 2012. On 8 September 2012 the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency reported that the Syrian Army killed a large number of opposition rebels during an operation in Deir al-Asafir. On 26 November 2012 activists reported that 10 children, all below the age of 15, were killed in a playground in Deir al-Asafir after a Syrian MiG fighter jet dropped cluster bombs on the area. The region was recaptured by the Syrian Arab Army in 2016.