The Iranian army's ground forces announced Thursday that seven soldiers were killed in a US missile attack on a barracks in Iranshahr, southeastern Iran. The statement said the US fired 13 missiles targeting a 'sanatorium and sleeping area' at a military camp in Bampur, providing the first official acknowledgment from the army itself of the strike.
The Iranian army’s ground forces issued an official statement early Thursday morning confirming the death of seven soldiers in a US missile strike on a barracks in the southeastern city of Iranshahr. The statement, reported by Iranian state-aligned media, said the US fired 13 missiles targeting a “sanatorium and sleeping area” at a military camp in Bampur, near Iranshahr. This is the first formal acknowledgment of the casualties by the army itself, upgrading earlier reports from government media and the Health Ministry.
The confirmation caps a sequence of reports that unfolded over Wednesday. At 00:46 Jerusalem, initial unverified reports claimed a base in Bampur had been destroyed by 10 missiles, followed by claims that dozens were killed. By the same time, IRGC-affiliated sources reported that seven soldiers from the 388th Mechanized Infantry Brigade had been killed at the Bampur base, though the source of the attack was not specified. At 19:18 Jerusalem, Abu Ali Express reported that Iran’s Health Ministry updated its overall strike toll to 35 dead and more than 300 wounded, including the seven soldiers at Bampur. At 21:17 Jerusalem, Iranian government media officially attributed the attack to US missiles. The army’s ground forces statement now provides the first official military confirmation, specifying 13 missiles and the targeting of a sanatorium and sleeping area.
The Bampur strike is part of a broader wave of US bombardments across Iran, which The Zioneer has reported since July 8, including strikes on IRGC naval assets and air defenses near the Strait of Hormuz. The Health Ministry’s overall toll, as updated Wednesday, stands at 35 dead and hundreds wounded. The targeting of a barracks suggests the US campaign has expanded beyond naval and air defense sites to ground force installations.
The statement did not specify the timing of the attack or whether there were additional casualties. The number of wounded remains unclear, and independent verification of the army’s claim is still pending. No US official confirmation of the strike has been provided.
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