Projectile event in Syrian Arab Republic on Sat 21st September 2024

On September 20, 2024, a Syrian regime artillery detachment fired multiple shells at Taftanaz town in eastern rural Idlib governorate, killing one nurse and one child, and injuring eight civilians, including four children and three women. The nurse was identified as specialized nurse Zakariya Hekmet al-Akhan from Taftanaz town who was the head of nurses at al-Hekma Specialized Hospital for Eye Surgery in the town, while the boy was identified as 10-year-old Thabet Mahmoud Dalati from Ma’ar Debsa village in eastern rural Idlib governorate. Additionally, a number of houses were partially destroyed in the bombing. The area is under the control of armed opposition factions and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).