UN survey examines a destroyed house in Nahr Anvar

The mission found deserted villages around Rafei, with some people living in makeshift dwellings nearby. Much damage involved flooding and vulnerable mud-brick buildings; most villages showed no...

UN experts found much of old Howeyzeh razed and its bridge destroyed. The report described Iranian construction of houses, schools, a hospital and civic buildings as the town was replanned on a larger...

The mission inspected bomb-damaged residential and commercial sites in Ahvaz, including the railway-station area and oil-company housing. Debris had been cleared and most inspected buildings...

UN experts saw the remains of Dehloran’s water-treatment plant amid extensive destruction. Government buildings and some houses were being rebuilt, but restoration of settlement services remained a...

The UN mission inspected Musiyan and its rubble dump, finding even substantial reinforced-concrete and brick structures levelled. Reports of former schools and a clinic could not be verified from...

The mission visited Patak, where only one stone and reinforced-concrete structure remained standing. Military hardware lay mixed with building rubble, illustrating the destruction confronting...

UN experts found Bareh Bijeh levelled except for a water tower that had served as a watchtower. The surviving utility structure stood amid a devastated village landscape.

The mission observed total destruction and abandonment in Mehran and its surroundings. Reconstruction plans were reportedly nearing completion, while clearing work had started. Planning did not mean...

Travelling from Dehloran to Mehran, the mission visited Islamiyeh’s site. The report described repeated changes of control and conversion into a military camp; nothing remained of the village.

The mission visited Shahid Keshvari, one of Ilam’s small displacement camps. The visit placed displaced civilians alongside the city’s repaired buildings in the UN assessment of Iran’s postwar...