Projectile event in Kafraya, al-Hekma School area, Syrian Arab Republic on Mon 23rd September 2024

On September 23, 2024, Syrian regime forces used an artillery and a rocket launcher to fire multiple rockets and shells at Kafrayya village and its outskirts in northern rural Idlib governorate. The attack killed five civilians, including an elder man and two sibling women, while 13 others were injured, including six children and three women. As for damages, the attack hit houses and civilian facilities; including al-Shuhada Park, moderately damaging it, and al-Hekma School, partially destroying the schoolyard and moderately damaging the walls. Other shells landed near Shuhada Kafrayya School, al-Tawhid Bakery, and Kafrayya Grand Mosque with no damages to the three facilities. Two shells and a rocket landed near al-Imam Mohammad al-Jawad Mosque with no damages recorded. Additionally, a number of houses were partially destroyed. The area is under the control of armed opposition factions and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).