Fewer attacks reported in Rojhelat Monday

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - On Monday, several military and security centers in the provinces of Sanandaj (Sna) and Lorestan in western Iran (Rojhelat) were bombed. Compared with the previous nine days, the targeting of Iran’s security and military institutions in Rojhelat was lower on that day.

According to monitoring by the Rudaw, no locations were targeted on Monday in the provinces of Urmia, Kermanshah, and Ilam. In Sanandaj province, one military base was bombed, while in Lorestan several military bases and locations used by Iranian forces were targeted.

Sanandaj 

In the city of Sanandaj, the Shahramfar headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was bombed again, after being targeted several times since the start of the war.

According to videos circulated after the bombing, the site was heavily struck, with large plumes of smoke rising from the area and loud explosions heard.

During the US–Israel war against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Shahramfar headquarters has been one of the most frequently bombed locations in Sanandaj.

The Shahramfar headquarters is one of the most important IRGC command centers in Rojhelat, with its operational zone covering Sanandaj province. Its command center is based in the city of Sanandaj and supervises IRGC operations in other cities, particularly Salas-e Babajani, Marivan, Baneh, Saqqez, and parts of the Hawraman region.

Its main task is confronting Kurdish groups in Rojhelat and monitoring political and security activities in the area.

Khorramabad

At 3:30 pm local time in Rojhelat on Monday, a military base, a sports hall, a warehouse inside the city, and another military base near Khorramabad, the capital of Lorestan province, were targeted.

Residents who shared videos said a sports hall on Tamaddon Street belonging to the municipality, a warehouse on Irem Street, and a police base were struck. In addition, a military base in the surrounding highlands of Khorramabad was targeted, reportedly housing an air defense system.

State media in Lorestan confirmed that “several locations” in Khorramabad were targeted but did not disclose the names or details of the bombed sites.

Reports also said that the intelligence center in the city of Kuhdasht in Lorestan was bombed on Monday. The attack reportedly damaged several residential and commercial buildings, but the strike has not been officially confirmed.

Due to the internet shutdown and strict restrictions on publishing information, verifying all targeted locations has become difficult.

NetBlocks, which monitors internet connectivity worldwide, said on Monday that Iran has been experiencing an internet blackout for 10 days, with internet access during that period at only 1 percent of normal levels.

Saeed Shahvari, the chief prosecutor of Lorestan province, announced that recording or publishing photos and videos of Iran’s military and security facilities and infrastructure is a crime, and those who do so will be punished.

Unclear casualty figures in Rojhelat

Official institutions in the five provinces of Rojhelat have not yet announced the number of casualties and deaths from the US–Israel war against Iran.

However, according to confirmed information, several senior commanders and officers of the IRGC, police, and intelligence services, along with several soldiers, have been killed in Rojhelat. Civilian residents have also been among the victims.

According to human rights organizations, 21 civilians from Rojhelat had been confirmed killed by March 9 as a result of the attacks. Two of the victims were minors aged 14 and 16.

Rudaw has learned that most of the civilian victims were near targeted military bases when they were struck, or had gone to the site after the bombing.

The victims were residents of Urmia, Mahabad, Sanandaj, Marivan, Bukan, Naqadeh, Ravansar, Paveh, Divandarreh, Kamyaran, Marivan, and Salas-e Babajani. This figure does not include Lorestan province.

Officials and government institutions in Lorestan also say that some of those killed in the US and Israeli attacks were civilians. The deaths of three students in the province have been reported so far.

According to the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization, 190 of those killed in the attacks were under the age of 18.

Previously, US Central Command (CENTCOM) and the Israeli military said Iranian forces—particularly senior commanders and officers—were stationed in civilian locations and that civilian sites were being used to launch missiles and drones. Iran denies these claims.