On 29 September 2017, aircraft attacked Armanaz and killed at least 35 people, including at least 3 children, according to 5 witnesses and photos and video footage analyzed by Human Rights Watch.

[1] The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the death toll included 8 children and 8 women.

[1] At around 8:30 pm, an aircraft dropped several munitions on a residential neighborhood close to the Al-Zahra mosque in Armanaz.

[1] Video published online allegedly showed rescuers pulling children's bodies from the rubble.

[3] Human Rights Watch called on belligerents in the Syrian conflict to refrain from using enhanced blast weapons like fuel-air explosives in populated areas.