40 days of war: There's a pause in West Asia but no full stop
India Today
In the West Asia war, over 3,000 strikes by US-Israeli forces and more than 1,500 by Iran, along with over 3,700 deaths across the region, show the scale of destruction and the uncertainty of the conflict.
After 40 days of intense attacks across West Asia, a pause has been announced. But no clear end to the war is in sight. The data on human lives and strikes shows the scale of the conflict.
According to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, or ACLED, between February 28 and April 6, US-Israeli forces carried out 3,007 attacks on Iran, while Iranian retaliatory strikes stood at 1,511.
The human cost across the region has been significant, with Iran reporting 2,076 deaths, Lebanon 1,497, Iraq 109, and Israel 26. The United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Syria, Bahrain, Oman, and Saudi Arabia accounted for a total of 31 deaths. In addition, 13 US military personnel were killed.
Both sides have hit energy infrastructure across multiple countries. The UAE faced the widest impact, where eight sites, including the Ruwais refinery, Habshan gas facility, Shah gas field, Das Island LNG, Al Taweelah industrial plant, and key ports like Fujairah, Jebel Ali, and Khor Fakkan, were affected.
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Kuwait each saw four sites targeted. These included major refineries like Ras Tanura and Samref in Saudi Arabia, Bapco in Bahrain, and Mina Al-Ahmadi in Kuwait.
Iran reported five sites that were attacked, including the South Pars gas field and Bushehr nuclear plant. Oman saw three ports disrupted. Iraq had two sites hit, including the Majnoon oil field, and Qatar reported damage at the Ras Laffan LNG facility.
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