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Day 39 of war: UAE injuries at 221 since beginning of Iranian attacks
No martyrs, fatalities, or injuries have been reported in the past hours, the Ministry of Defence said
- PUBLISHED: Tue 7 Apr 2026, 5:01 PM
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UAE air defences continued to respond to Iranian aerial threats on April 7, 2026, engaging one ballistic missile and 11 drones today, according to a statement by the Ministry of Defence.
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It further clarified that no martyrs, fatalities, or injuries have been reported in the past hours. "Since the onset of the blatant Iranian attacks, the total number of martyrs has reached 2, in addition to the martyrdom of a Moroccan civilian contracted with the Armed Forces."
The total number of civilian fatalities stands at 10, from Pakistani, Nepalese, Bangladeshi, Palestinian, Indian, and Egyptian nationalities.
Injuries now are at 221, involving individuals of various nationalities, including Emirati, Egyptian, Sudanese, Ethiopian, Filipino, Pakistani, Iranian, Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Azerbaijani, Yemeni, Ugandan, Eritrean, Lebanese, Afghan, Bahraini, Comorian, Turkish, Iraqi, Nepalese, Nigerian, Omani, Jordanian, Palestinian, Ghanaian, Indonesian, Swedish, Tunisian, Moroccan, and Russian.
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Yasmin Hussein is an Assistant Digital Editor who believes that every news story carries a human element. Her motto is 'get it first, but first get it right'.