Missile event in Syrian Arab Republic on Wed 16th October 2024

A man, identified as 30-year-old Ahmad Mohammad Deeb Rabboua from Idlib city, died on October 21, 2024, of wounds sustained on October 16, 2024, in an attack by fixed-wing warplanes believed to be Russian that fired four missiles at a furniture workshop within the agricultural lands on the western outskirts of Idlib city. The area is under the control of armed opposition factions and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) notes that, through this and similar attacks, Russian forces have unequivocally violated UN Security Council resolutions 2139 & 2254, both of which categorically prohibit indiscriminate attacks, as well as violating the rules of international humanitarian law on distinguishing between civilians and members. Such attacks aim solely to spread fear and panic among civilians, and to drive them from their lands and homes, and forcibly displace them. It is estimated that 6.5 million people are currently internally displaced in Syria.