Casualty figures across the Middle East as Iran war enters second week
Since the launch of ‘Operation Epic Fury’, casualties have mounted across the region, with civilians in Iran and Lebanon bearing the brunt
Since the US and Israel unleashed strikes on Iran on February 28, war has spread across the region and casualties have been reported in countries across the Middle East.
Due to reporting restrictions, Agence France-Presse has not been able to independently verify all of the following tolls.
The figures are based on numbers released by governments, militaries, health authorities and rescue organisations in the affected countries.
Iran
Iran’s health ministry said on Monday that more than 1,200 people had been killed, including around 200 women and 200 children under the age of 12, with more than 10,000 civilians injured.
Iran’s state-run Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs said on Thursday that the death toll from US and Israeli strikes had reached 1,230. The Iranian Red Crescent previously said on March 3 that 787 people had been killed.
The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said on Monday that at least 1,708 people had been killed, including 1,205 civilians - among them at least 194 children - as well as 187 military personnel and 316 people whose status had not been classified.
