At least one child was killed and two other children and a woman were injured – three siblings from the al-Aboud family, along with their mother, were among the civilian victims of an artillery strike with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by the Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces and/or Iranian military on the residential building inhabited by displaced civilians in the outskirts of Binnish, Idlib, shortly before 9:08 PM on November 23rd, 2024.

Nine-year-old girl Iynas Ali al-Aboud was killed in the attack while her siblings, sister Aya Ali al-Aboud (16) and brother Ahmad Ali al-Aboud (23), and their mother, whose name was not revealed by the sources, were injured.

@RNN_network1 reported the incident on Twitter/X at 9:08 PM, marking the information as urgent.

The @SyriaCivilDefe (White Helmets) reported that “a child was killed, and her two brothers (a girl and a boy) were injured, as a result of artillery shelling by regime forces targeting a residential house inhabited by displaced people.” They confirmed their teams “provided first aid to the two injured, evacuated the rest of the family members from the place, inspected it, and confirmed that there were no other injured people.”

According to a post by Jamil, the victims were identified by full names: “Iynas Ali Al-Aboud Al-Khair (9 years old) – martyr,” while “Ahmad (23) and Aya (16)” sustained injuries. Several posts, including from @ShaamNetwork, @amera_aljaberi, @jabalybaraa, and @RNN_network1, confirmed the casualty toll and emphasized the presence of children among the victims. The TwitterX user @amera_aljaberi alleged that the children’s mother was injured too.

The video posted by Twitter/X account @ShaamNetwork showed a teenager from the affected family who luckily did not suffer any injuries. He told reporters that his sister Iynas was killed, his brother Ahmad was injured in the leg, and his other sister Aya was injured in the back. According to him, everyone was asleep by the time of the attack. He added that they all were displaced.

Their home was described by @Almohrar1 as “the children’s house that was targeted by missiles from the Iranian militias and the regime,” accompanied by a photo of the devastated site.

The Syrian Civil Defence shared pictures related to the event. One photo showed a member of the Syrian Civil Defence (White Helmets) standing facing the battered wall of a residential building, his flashlight casting a stark beam onto the surface. The lower part of the wall had been partially destroyed, revealing exposed stone and fresh rubble scattered across the ground. Impact holes and cracks pockmarked the concrete, indicating recent and forceful damage, likely from artillery fire.

Another picture showed the inside of the hit home, where the aftermath of the night’s strike lay heavy and untouched. Blankets and mattresses were strewn across the cold concrete floor, still shaped by the bodies that had just fled them. A metal stove sat in the middle of the chaos, covered in dust—its teapot and cups eerily undisturbed, suggesting the family had been huddled together when the shell hit. Debris coated the ground, and the fabric of daily life—pillows, clothes, and beds—was now covered in ash.

Another picture showed a child wrapped in a thick maroon blanket wheeled on a stretcher out of an ambulance and toward a hospital entrance under the yellow glow of streetlights. A Civil Defence rescuer carefully held a manual respirator to the child’s mouth, delivering air while flanked by anxious medics and onlookers. The child’s face remained obscured, but the urgency in the rescuers’ body language suggested a life hanging in the balance. In the background, civilians lingered, silently watching the scene unfold—a moment suspended between despair and hope.

A last picture returned to the same severely damaged house, now with a wider angle capturing the street corner. Two Civil Defence workers stood under the blanket of night, methodically surveying the destruction with flashlights. Their reflective strips glimmered under the beam, contrasting the dull grey and beige tones of the wall torn apart by the shell. The building’s side was riddled with punctures—evidence of shrapnel and explosive force.

X/Twitter user @Almohrar1shared on the social media platform a picture related to the event. This image depicted a baby’s pacifier, still attached to a short chain, lying in the dirt just inches away from a large pool of blood. The pacifier stood in harrowing contrast to the violence it now bore witness to. The ground around it was scorched and littered with fine debris, likely from an explosion. The white color of the child’s object stood in contrast to the deep ruby of the blood pool next to it.

X/Twitter user @OmarMuhammadAr shared a collage of pictures related to the event. The two exterior shots depicted a small, single-story house standing alone in the dark. Its walls were riddled with shrapnel holes and craters, while parts of the roof had collapsed inward. The house appeared to have taken the full brunt of an artillery or missile strike. The structure looked fragile and hollowed out, with parts of the upper walls hanging by threads—windows shattered, their frames twisted. The middle photo showed the inside of the home. The living space had been turned into a crude sleeping area—blankets and mats lay strewn across the concrete floor, now layered in a thick coating of white dust. A basic metal heater stood in the center, suggesting this was the family’s only source of warmth. The presence of multiple blankets and a compact setup hinted that several people, likely children and parents, shared this room.

On the bottom, a picture showed the kitchen of the house, quietly devastated. Every surface—pots, cups, plates—was blanketed in dust and ash. Some dishes lay broken, others frozen in the positions they were left in during daily chores. A kettle sat still atop a grimy burner, never having finished its task. It was a snapshot of life interrupted mid-motion, showing how a place of nourishment had become a ruin of despair. The last picture showed five children sitting on metal chairs, barefoot and visibly shaken. Their clothes were dusty, some torn. One boy’s arm had been bandaged, while the others sat close together, clinging to each other in the aftermath. Their expressions conveyed a mixture of exhaustion, shock, and quiet fear.

A video shared by X/Twitter user @amera_aljaberi depicted children being rescued by the White Helmets. Two kids are escorted out of an ambulance. One of the children was seen being carried in the arms of a man, possibly a relative or rescuer, toward a hospital. The child looked young, limp, and barefoot, dressed in a yellow shirt. The adult holding the child appeared distressed, while others gathered in the dim light, assisting emergency crews or observing anxiously. Blue and red emergency lights illuminated the night. Another child, visibly disoriented and barefoot, walked towards the hospital in a red and white jacket, with his hair dusted with ash. He was surrounded by medical personnel in uniform and other civilians, including a man in red scrubs who might have been a paramedic or hospital staff. The child’s small frame and uncertain stance emphasized his vulnerability.

Later, a stretcher appeared mid-frame, carrying what seemed to be an injured adult. Two responders in yellow vests, likely affiliated with the Syrian Civil Defence (White Helmets), pushed the stretcher swiftly out of the ambulance. The person on the stretcher was lying still, partially visible, wearing grey clothing. His/her body language suggested they might have been unconscious or in serious pain. Then, the shot shifted to the broader scene: a group of people, including responders and civilians, followed the stretcher into the hospital compound. A child walked beside the responders, perhaps one of the victims’ siblings. The backdrop included a building mural and sparse lighting, highlighting the contrast between normal urban life and the abrupt incursion of violence.

When belligerents were identified, responsibility for the strike was contested, with various sources attributing blame to different parties. The White Helmets directly blamed “regime forces.” Other social media reports, including @amera_aljaberi and @Almohrar1, accused both the Syrian regime and Iranian-backed militias. Posts by @Abo_mohamed and Walied mentioned “Assad’s militias and the Russian and Iranian occupations” as responsible.

The incident occured at approximately 9:08 pm local time.