During the evening of Sunday, 1 March 2026, a father and his three daughters were injured by falling shrapnel allegedly from an Iranian missile – possibly intercepted by Israel – in the Ain Tarma Valley, in the city of Ain Tarma, Damascus countryside, Syria. A child named Abdullah al-Raziq also died after falling during the attack.

The state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that “the remains of a missile fell in the town of Ain Tarma in the Damascus countryside as a result of the exchange of strikes between Israel and Iran, which led to the injury of two people.” The report also included images depicting the shrapnel that fell and the resulting damage to a building. In a Facebook post, the Syrian Civil Defense reported that, on Sunday evening, teams from the Ministry of Emergency Situations and Disaster Management were dispatched to “an incident involving a warhead”, which “was a result of regional events” and resulted in minor injuries to “a man and his three children.” The post included images of emergency teams at the scene and shared public safety guidance.

Al-Malihia Live reported on Facebook that “a number of injuries arrived at Kafr Batna National Hospital” as a result of “an Iranian missile falling.” Other social media sources, including ALmidan, reported that four people, a father and his three daughters, sustained minor injuries. Images circulated on social media appeared to show a father and three young girls covered in dust while sitting on hospital beds. A Syria Now correspondent reporting from the scene stated that the injured father was the building’s caretaker and that the other injured individuals were his three daughters.

Later reports across social media stated that a child named Abdullah al-Raziq died as a result of indirect harm following the incident. Syria Today and others reported that, “as a result of extreme fear after the sound of the explosion,” he “fell from the ladder and suffered an injury that led to his immediate death.” The report included an image depicting Abdullah smiling at the camera while wearing a black turtleneck jumper and a white jacket with fur around the hood. A Facebook account called ‘Yarmouk Camp’ described a similar series of events, saying that “the child Abdullah Al-Raziq died of fright from the sounds of explosions that occurred in the capital, Damascus. Abdullah was on the stairs when the explosions happened; he panicked and fell. As he fell, a pane of glass fell on him, causing his death instantly. His body was prepared for burial yesterday and laid to rest in the new Yarmouk cemetery.”

Sources varied in their descriptions of the projectile responsible for civilian harm in this incident. Syria Now TV reported that “the missile directly landed there, breaking into small pieces and creating a large crater”, adding that residents stated “the building was newly constructed, and that all the injuries were due to this missile strike.” By contrast, News Compass – Syria reported that “missile debris” fell as a result of Israeli–Iranian strikes and stated that several explosions were heard in surrounding areas “as a result of Israeli air defenses intercepting Iranian missiles.” Therefore, the strike status has been graded as “contested”.