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The Iran War (Feb-Apr 2026)

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a service building at the Doha West power generation and water desalination plant, Kuwait, Kuwait

محطة للكهرباء وتقطير المياه في الكويت

On the evening of Sunday, March 29, 2026, a service building at the Doha West power generation and water desalination plants in Kuwait was hit by an alleged Iranian drone strike, resulting in the death of an employee of Indian origin, 37-year-old electrician Santhanaselvam Krishnan, and material damage to the plant. Santhanaselvam Krishnan was originally…

Summary

Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Resources (Power Station), Water (Desalination Plant)

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Iranian Military

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At dawn on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, several people were injured by falling debris after “several hostile aerial targets [were] detected and intercepted within Kuwaiti airspace,” according to Kuwait’s Ministry of Defense. The incident resulted in material damage to a residential building as well. Quoted in Al-Anba Newspaper, official spokesperson for the Kuwaiti Ministry of…

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Kuwait Armed Forces, Iranian Military, U.S. Forces, Israeli Military

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Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery, Kuwait, Kuwait

مصفاة ميناء الأحمدي

On Monday, 2 March 2026, missile debris fell within the Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery, Kuwait’s largest oil refinery, in Al-Ahmadi port, resulting in minor injuries to at least two workers. On the day of the strike, regional and international news outlets, including Shehab Agency, Anadolu Agency, Asharq News and Al Jazeera, reported that “two workers were injured…

Summary

Resources (Oil Facility)

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military, Iranian Military, U.S. Forces

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Location

On March 2, 2026, 17 people were injured after an alleged Iranian bombardment on Kuwait. Two other injuries were documented in a separate incident, DEBKT260302d. Most of those wounded were reported to be in stable condition. As all information stemmed from the Kuwait Ministry of Health, which attributed the injuries to "Iranian attacks", this has…

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Iranian Military

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Research and Investigations

Update, Research

Qatar, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Kuwait, Oman, Palestinian territories, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Iran

The human cost of the 40-day Iran war

With U.S. and Iran 'peace deal' hanging in the balance, Airwars releases findings on 1,000 incidents of harm tracked across 14 countries

Methodology, Research

Iran, Syria, Jordan, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Israel

Methodology note: Documenting civilian harm in the 2026 Iran, Israel, and US War

How Airwars tracked harm in 14 countries during the 40-day Iran War