FACT CHECK · WAR CONDUCT: HOSPITALS, TUNNELS, WARNINGS, TARGETING, JOURNALISTS, AID WORKERS

Claim: 'The world's dirtiest army, the most civilians killed'

FALSE

THE ANSWER

Most? Syria's war: 306,887 civilians killed, Mar 2011-Mar 2021 (UN rights office, Jun 2022). And city wars kill civilians: AOAV 2024, 95% of explosive-weapon victims in populated areas were civilians.

SOURCE

UN OHCHR, 28 Jun 2022 (Syria); AOAV Explosive Violence Monitor 2024
news.un.org

Checked 2026-10-19

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