On June 11, 2026, an 11-year-old girl was reported injured by an alleged Iranian drone strike and/or U.S./Bahraini interception in Bahrain. Sources reported property damage in Hamad Town and Manama as well.
Around 11:00 a.m. on June 11, Bahraini newspaper, Akhbar Al Khaleej, reported that “His Excellency MP Waleed Jaber Al-Dosari, a member of the Foreign Affairs, Defense, and National Security Committee, expressed his strong condemnation of the Iranian aggression against the Kingdom of Bahrain, which he described as a brutal and unacceptable attack targeting the Kingdom’s security and stability.” According to the news outlet, “Al-Dosari emphasized that this cowardly and criminal act resulted in minor injuries to an 11-year-old girl, for whom he prayed for a speedy recovery. He added that the attack also caused damage to several vehicles and homes in Hamad Town and the capital, Manama.” According to Al Arabiya and others, “the Bahraini Ministry of Interior stated that an 11-year-old girl sustained minor injuries” and “added that the injured girl received treatment at the scene.”
Pictures circulated after the incident showed damaged cars and residential property.
Several sources, including Andalou Agency, cited Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior in reporting that “a child was injured and vehicles and homes were damaged in Hamad Town and Manama as a result of falling shrapnel from intercepting Iranian drones.” There was no information about the identity of the victim or severity of the injuries – this assessment will be updated if additional information emerges.
Since there are conflicting reports regarding whether the child was harmed by an Iranian drone strike or U.S./Bahraini interceptor missiles – or both – Airwars has graded the strike status for this incident as “contested” with a “fair” civilian harm grading. This assessment will be updated if additional information emerges.
Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the initial attack to Iranian forces; however, the available sources did not specify whether the reported interception was carried out by U.S. or Bahraini forces. Therefore, all three actors have been listed as suspected belligerents.