An aerial bombing attack killed at least 408 civilians on 13 February 1991 during the Gulf War, when an air-raid shelter in the Amiriyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, was destroyed by the U.S. Air Fo
A memorial placed near the bomb's entry hole to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the bombing
Two F-117 Nighthawk's each dropped a GBU-27 Paveway III onto the shelter
Photographs of young victims of the bombing
Visitors touring the shelter
On 28 February 2026, the first day of the 2026 Iran war, the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Hormozgan province, southern Iran, was destroyed by a United States Armed Forces Tomahawk mis
Amiriyah shelter bombing
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Rescue workers and bystanders at the school after the attack
The body of a girl trapped under the rubble.
An American destroyer firing a Tomahawk missile as part of Operation Epic Fury on 28 February
Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab photos from Mehr