At least 7,300 killed in first 34 days of war, including 890 civilians — Hengaw’s ninth report

Hengaw — Thursday, April 2, 2026

At least 7,300 people have been killed in the first 34 days of the war involving Iran, the United States and Israel, including 890 civilians. Civilians account for 12.2% of the total death toll, while at least 6,410 of those killed were Iranian military personnel.

Widespread strikes across Iran

From Feb. 27 to April 2, airstrikes and missile attacks by U.S. and Israeli forces targeted military and government facilities in at least 195 cities across 27 provinces in Iran.

Hengaw has learned that targets included Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps bases, Basij centers, military airports, missile sites, police stations, judicial institutions, intelligence offices, army barracks and special forces headquarters.

The highest number of military casualties were recorded in Tehran, Kermanshah, Hormozgan, Lorestan, Alborz, Khuzestan, Isfahan, Kurdistan (Sanandaj), and Sistan and Baluchestan provinces.

Iranian security institutions are implementing a policy of “systematic concealment,” withholding accurate casualty figures and, in limited disclosures, publishing figures significantly lower than those documented through field investigations.


Civilian casualties

According to information obtained by Hengaw, at least 890 civilians have been killed, with the highest numbers recorded in Tehran, Hormozgan, Lorestan, Kermanshah, Fars, Alborz, Ilam and Markazi provinces.

Among the civilian victims, Hengaw confirmed the deaths of at least 180 minors and 210 women.

Iranian state media previously reported that 167 children were killed in a strike on a school in Minab. However, Hengaw has verified the identities of only 58 victims so far, including 48 children and 10 adults. More recent official figures reduced the number of children killed in the incident to 120, while stating that 47 victims were school staff or parents. Only the same 48 children have been identified to date.

Hengaw has also received multiple reports confirming that Iranian military forces have withdrawn from formal bases and are instead stationing themselves in civilian locations, including schools, student dormitories, and mosques within residential areas. Under international humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions, such actions may constitute the use of human shields, placing civilian lives at serious risk.

Heavy military casualties in Kurdistan and continued concealment of statistics


During the first 34 days of the war, at least 253 military and security sites were targeted in 37 cities across the provinces of Ilam, Kermanshah, Kurdistan (Sanandaj), and West Azerbaijan (Urmia).

At least 1,600 Iranian military personnel were killed in these four provinces alone, according to information obtained by Hengaw.

Hengaw has recorded at least 109 civilian deaths in these areas, including 12 children and nine women, with the highest toll reported in Urmia, Kermanshah, Divandarreh, Ivan-e Gharb, Ilam, Naqadeh and Bukan.
In its previous report, Hengaw noted that Iranian security bodies have consistently withheld accurate military casualty figures, particularly in Kurdistan When figures are released, they significantly underrepresent the realities documented on the ground. Hengaw reiterates the urgent need for transparency in identifying victims and for the protection of civilian lives in accordance with international humanitarian law.

Call for international action

Referring to the Fourth Geneva Convention on the protection of civilians during war, Hengaw states that all parties involved in the conflict are obligated to make a clear and absolute distinction between military and civilian targets.

Hengaw calls on the international community, especially the United Nations Security Council and human rights monitoring bodies, to pressure the parties to the conflict and to closely monitor the Islamic Republic’s policy of concealment, and to immediately activate protective mechanisms to safeguard civilian lives.