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Casualty figures across the Middle East as Iran war enters second week

Following US and Israeli strikes on Iran beginning February 28th, a war has spread across the Middle East, resulting in casualties reported in multiple countries. Due to reporting restrictions, independent verification of casualty figures is limited, with numbers primarily sourced from governments, militaries, health authorities, and rescue organizations.

Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-03-10 · 05:09 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Casualty figures across the Middle East as Iran war enters second week
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Following US and Israeli strikes on Iran beginning February 28th, a war has spread across the Middle East, resulting in casualties reported in multiple countries. Due to reporting restrictions, independent verification of casualty figures is limited, with numbers primarily sourced from governments, militaries, health authorities, and rescue organizations. As of this week, Iranian sources report varying death tolls, with the health ministry stating over 1,200 deaths, including many women and children, and over 10,000 injuries. Another Iranian agency reported 1,230 deaths from the strikes. A US-based human rights group claims at least 1,708 deaths, including over 1,200 civilians, military personnel, and unclassified individuals.

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War has spread across the region and casualties have been reported in countries across the Middle East.

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787 people had been killed.

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The death toll from US and Israeli strikes had reached 1,230.

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More than 1,200 people had been killed in Iran, including around 200 women and 200 children under the age of 12.

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At least 1,708 people had been killed, including 1,205 civilians.

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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.IranIran’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.The coffin of a man killed in a US-Israeli strike, in Tehran, Iran, on Monday. Photo: APIsrael
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