Category: War, from Wikidata’s classes “armed conflict”, “airstrike”, “bombardment”
2023 Homs drone strike
Part of: Syrian Civil War
Wikidata classes on our event-class list: armed conflict, airstrike, bombardment (all its classes: Wikidata item)
On 5 October 2023, a Syrian military graduation ceremony at the Homs Military Academy was targeted by a drone strike, killing at least 112+ people and injuring 277+ others. The attack followed increased clashes in the 'De-escalation Zone' located in northwestern Syria. The perpetrator of the attack is currently unknown.
Text retrieved 2026-10-06 from Wikipedia.
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