Over 1,000 civilians killed in Iran, rights group says
BBC, Tehran
Published: 04 Mar 2026, 01:04 PM
A plume of smoke rises after a strike on the Iranian capital Tehran, on March 3, 2026. Photo : AFP
The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) says 1,097 civilians have been reported killed in Iran since 28 February.
Of those, 181 were children under the age of 10 years old, the agency says. The number of civilian injuries has reached 5,402, including 100 children, HRANA adds.
It says there has been at least 104 attacks in the past 24 hours alone. They have hit military bases, medical centres and residential areas, HRANA says.
Hundreds more reported deaths are being reviewed.