Casualty Tracker — Updated March 27, 2026 (Day 28)
Iran War Casualties
A Complete Tracker — Every Number Sourced
This page tracks every confirmed death, injury, and displacement across all countries involved in Operation Epic Fury. Numbers are sourced from HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency), the Pentagon, national health ministries, UNHCR, and verified media reports. When numbers conflict, we cite the range.
Combined Totals — Day 28
Sources: HRANA, Pentagon, Lebanese Health Ministry, Israeli MOH, UNHCR, Gulf state health ministries
🇮🇷 Iran
Civilian Toll
HRANA has documented 1,492 civilian deaths with names and locations. The actual number is likely significantly higher — communications infrastructure across western Iran has been destroyed, making documentation difficult. Iranian state media claims over 5,000 civilian deaths, but this figure cannot be independently verified.
Source: HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency) daily casualty reports
Infrastructure Destroyed
The destruction of 300 health facilities has crippled Iran's ability to treat the wounded. WHO has warned that hospitals in Isfahan, Shiraz, and Bandar Abbas are overwhelmed. The destruction of 600 schools — most empty at time of strikes, but not all — has displaced the education of an estimated 2 million children.
Source: WHO situation reports; UNESCO preliminary damage assessment; HRANA infrastructure tracker
Displacement
3.2 million Iranians have been displaced in 28 days — primarily from Tehran, Isfahan, Bandar Abbas, and coastal cities near military targets. Most have fled to rural areas or eastern provinces far from strike zones. Iran's neighbors Turkey and Iraq have received ~200,000 refugees. UNHCR is establishing camps but warns of inadequate international funding.
Source: UNHCR; Iranian Red Crescent; OCHA situation reports
The Minab School Massacre — Day 20 (March 19)
On the morning of March 19, a US airstrike hit the Shahid Rajaei Elementary School in Minab, Hormozgan Province. The Pentagon stated the building had been identified as an IRGC command post. 168 children were killed, ages 7 to 12.
Satellite imagery later confirmed the building was an active school with a playground, library, and no military equipment visible. The Pentagon initially disputed the civilian toll, then acknowledged "the possibility of civilian presence" and announced an investigation.
- ▸168 children killed (ages 7-12)
- ▸14 teachers and staff killed
- ▸85+ children wounded, many critically
- ▸UN Secretary-General called it "unconscionable"
- ▸ICC prosecutor announced a preliminary investigation
For comparison: the Amiriyah shelter bombing in the 1991 Gulf War killed 408 civilians and became one of the defining atrocities of that conflict. The Minab school massacre has become the defining image of Operation Epic Fury worldwide.
Source: HRANA; UNICEF; Pentagon press briefing (Mar 20); Planet Labs satellite imagery analysis
🇱🇧 Lebanon
Israel launched its own campaign against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon simultaneous with US strikes on Iran, framing it as part of the broader conflict. Lebanese Health Ministry data shows:
- ▸1,110+ killed — including 121 children
- ▸3,119 wounded — hospitals in Beirut, Sidon, and Tyre at capacity
- ▸1 million+ displaced — primarily from southern Lebanon and Bekaa Valley
- ▸Beirut's Dahiyeh district struck repeatedly — the same area devastated in 2006
- ▸Lebanon was already in economic collapse before the war — GDP had contracted 60% since 2019
Source: Lebanese Ministry of Public Health; UNHCR Lebanon; OCHA
🇮🇱 Israel
Iran's retaliatory ballistic missile strikes on Day 2 targeted Israeli military bases and the Dimona nuclear facility. Israel's multi-layered missile defense (Arrow, David's Sling, Iron Dome) intercepted most incoming missiles, but several got through:
- ▸19 killed — including 7 at Nevatim Air Base and 4 civilians near Dimona
- ▸5,229 total wounded — including blast injuries, shrapnel, and falling debris from intercepts
- ▸Dimona facility damage — missile impact near (not on) the reactor; 4,292 wounded in surrounding area from blast effects and debris. Full damage assessment classified.
- ▸Hezbollah rocket attacks from Lebanon added ~200 casualties in northern Israel
Source: Israeli Ministry of Health; IDF spokesperson; Magen David Adom emergency service data
🇺🇸 United States
US Casualties by Incident
Pentagon has not provided detailed breakdowns for Days 14-28. 235 wounded includes personnel at Gulf bases hit by Iranian missile and drone attacks.
Source: Pentagon casualty reports; CENTCOM press briefings; DOD press releases
Context: 15 US dead in 28 days compares to 65 US KIA in the first month of Iraq (March 2003) and 12 US KIA in the first month of Afghanistan (October 2001). The lower number reflects the air-only nature of the campaign — but the 303 wounded figure includes traumatic brain injuries from blast effects that may not be fully documented for months.
🌍 Gulf States
Home to US 5th Fleet — direct Iranian missile strikes on Isa AB
Iranian missiles targeted Al Dhafra AB; port facilities in Fujairah hit
Houthi attacks on eastern oil facilities; Embassy Riyadh rocket attack
Al Udeid AB missile strikes; Qatar joined strikes on Iran Day 4
Ali Al Salem AB targeted; militia rocket attacks from Iraq
Source: National health ministries; Gulf state defense ministry statements; Al Jazeera, Reuters reporting
First-Month Casualties: War-by-War Comparison
| War | US Dead | Enemy Dead | Civilian Dead | Displaced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran (2026) — 28 days | 15 | ~1,800 | 1,492+ | 3.2M |
| Iraq (2003) — 30 days | 65 | ~9,200 | ~7,186 | ~1M |
| Afghanistan (2001) — 30 days | 12 | ~1,500 | ~1,000 | ~500K |
| Gulf War (1991) — 43 days total | 148 | ~25,000 | ~3,664 | ~1.8M |
Sources: CBO; Iraq Body Count; Brown University Costs of War; DOD casualty reports; UNHCR displacement data. Iran civilian figures from HRANA; enemy combatant estimate based on CENTCOM strike data and IISS force structure analysis.
The Numbers We Don't Have
Every casualty figure on this page is an undercount. Here's why:
- 1.Iran's communications are degraded. US strikes have destroyed cell towers, internet infrastructure, and power grids across western Iran. Many deaths are unrecorded.
- 2.The Pentagon classifies many incidents. The 235 US wounded from Days 14-28 come with no detailed breakdown. Traumatic brain injuries are systematically undercounted.
- 3.Indirect deaths aren't counted. Hospitals destroyed. Medicine unavailable. Chronic patients without treatment. These deaths — likely in the thousands — appear nowhere.
- 4.Gulf state casualties are opaque. Bahrain, UAE, and others have not provided detailed civilian casualty breakdowns. The "50+ killed" figure is conservative.
The Iraq War's true death toll wasn't understood for years. A 2006 Lancet study estimated 655,000 excess deaths — 10x the official count at the time. The Iran War's true toll will take years to document. What we know now is a floor, not a ceiling.