Abu Ali Express reports that Iran's Health Ministry has updated its casualty toll from the recent US strikes to 35 killed and more than 300 wounded. The report specifies that seven of the dead were soldiers killed in an overnight strike on the Bampur military base in southeastern Iran, providing location details for the previously reported attack on the 388th Mechanized Infantry Brigade.
Abu Ali Express, a recognized outlet, has provided the first direct linkage between the Health Ministry's cumulative casualty toll and the specific attack on the Bampur military base. The report confirms the ministry's updated toll of 35 killed and more than 300 wounded, and specifies that seven of the dead were soldiers from the 388th Mechanized Infantry Brigade killed in an overnight attack on the Bampur base in southeastern Iran. This development comes at 19:17 Jerusalem on Wednesday.
The sequence of reports on the Bampur base attack began with initial unverified claims from Iranian opposition channels (Wednesday 00:52 Jerusalem) describing explosions at the 388th Brigade base in Bampur County. Opposition journalist Omid Dana later attributed the attack to the US, claiming 10 soldiers killed (Wednesday 00:52 Jerusalem). Israeli journalist Zvi Yehezkeli then reported dozens killed (Wednesday 00:52 Jerusalem). Iranian state television reported at 11:13 Jerusalem Wednesday that US airstrikes killed at least seven soldiers from the 388th Mechanized Infantry Brigade. By 18:24 Jerusalem, an IRGC-affiliated source specified the location as Bampur. The Health Ministry reported 35 killed and 300 wounded at 19:06 Jerusalem. The current bulletin from Abu Ali Express at 19:17 Jerusalem consolidates these reports, confirming the 7 soldiers at Bampur as part of the ministry's toll.
The Zioneer previously reported that the strikes targeted five provinces, with the Health Ministry confirming 14 dead and 78 wounded on Thursday (July 9, 11:41 Jerusalem). The Iranian government spokesperson claimed 30 civilians killed in southern Iran (Wednesday 10:05 Jerusalem). These figures remain unverified by independent sources.
The casualty figures and the attribution of the attack remain unverified by independent sources. The Health Ministry's toll appears to include casualties from multiple provinces, and the specific breakdown of civilian vs. military deaths is not yet clear.
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- StrongReport: IRGC ground forces base in Bampur attacked, 7 soldiers killed
- StrongUS strikes targeted five Iranian provinces, Health Ministry says, confirming 14 dead, 78 wounded
- StrongIranian state TV reports 8 killed in US strikes on Bandar Abbas and Bushehr
- StrongUS strikes kill at least 7 Iranian troops, state TV reports
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