A missile meant for war landed in a home, and four lives were lost.
Four people were killed on Saturday after an Iranian missile struck a building in the southern Syrian city of Sweida, according to Syria’s state news agency SANA. Several others were wounded in the blast.
The strike happened as tensions soared across the region following military action by the United States and Israel against Iran. Iran has since launched missiles in response, and some of that fire appears to have fallen inside neighboring Syria.
Missile debris was also reported in Quneitra and in the Yarmouk Basin area of Daraa province in southern Syria. Reuters witnesses and videos shared by residents showed fragments scattered on the ground. The full extent of the damage in those areas was not immediately clear.
In the capital, Damascus, dozens of interceptor missiles were seen in the sky, according to two witnesses, including a Reuters reporter. The sound of warplanes was heard repeatedly overhead throughout the day, raising fears that Syria could be pulled deeper into the growing conflict.
Syria has long been caught in the middle of regional tensions, with foreign powers operating inside its borders during years of civil war. Saturday’s incident highlights how quickly violence between larger powers can spill over and harm civilians in nearby countries.
There was no immediate comment from Iranian officials about the strike in Sweida. It was also not clear whether the missile was aimed at a target inside Syria or if it fell off course.
As fighting spreads and air defenses remain active across parts of the Middle East, many civilians in southern Syria are bracing for more uncertainty. For families in Sweida, however, the cost of the conflict is already painfully clear.
