Hengaw: 5,300 Dead Including 511 Civilians in First 18 Days of War

Kurdish human rights organization Hengaw published its fifth casualty report: 5,300 killed including 511 civilians (9.6%), 120 minors, and 160 women. Hormozgan Province suffered the highest civilian toll, anchored by the Minab school strike. Discrepancies persist between Hengaw's independent count and Iran's Health Ministry figure of 1,444 killed -- Iranian authorities continue systematically suppressing casualty data.