The killing of five persons, including children, as a result of the fall of remnants of an Iranian missile on a residential building in Suwayda, southern Syria
Five persons, including two children, were killed and others were injured on the morning of Saturday, 28 February 2026, as a result of the fall of remnants of an Iranian missile on a residential building in the industrial zone of the city of Suwayda, southern Syria, according to local sources.
The explosion occurred within an inhabited residential neighborhood, resulting in civilian casualties and material damage to the targeted building and its surroundings.
Victims
The names of the deceased have been documented as follows:
Tariq Ismail Al-Awar
Walid Ismail Al-Awar
Mahmoud Ahsan Mazhar
The child Ward Tariq Al-Awar
The child Saif Ismail Al-Sheikh
In the hours preceding the incident, the southern Syrian airspace witnessed intensive aerial activity and repeated missile interceptions amid escalating regional tensions. Local sources reported hearing the sound of explosions in the skies over the governorates of Daraa and Damascus resulting from missile interception operations.
According to the available data, Iran continues to launch salvos of missiles toward Israel and certain Gulf states in the context of a rapidly escalating military confrontation in the region.
On Saturday, 28 February 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States had begun carrying out “major combat operations” inside Iran, concurrent with a large-scale attack being conducted by Washington and Tel Aviv.
