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Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school
Coverage of Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school in the Nexus archive.
- Hegseth’s War Department Slashed Civilian Protection Staff, Brought in AI Assessments
Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon reduced staff at the Civilian Protection Center of Excellence from 40 to nine, eliminated a civilian harm records database, and introduced AI assessments for civilian casualty reviews. The cuts, confirmed by defense officials, have limited the center’s ability to investigate incidents like the February U.S. attack on an Iranian elementary school that killed over 150 people.
- After U.S. Strike on Iranian School, Months Pass Without Answers
A U.S. strike on the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, Iran, killed at least 175 people, according to Iranian officials. Health care workers in Iran are holding photos of children who died in the airstrikes, with no resolution after months.