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Amiriyah Shelter

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The Amiriyah Shelter, also known as Public Shelter No. 25, was an air-raid shelter located in the Amiriyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. On February 13, 1991, during the Gulf War, the shelter was struck by two GBU-27 Paveway III laser-guided bombs dropped by the U.S. Air Force, resulting in the deaths of at least 408 civilians.

The attack has been characterized by Human Rights Watch as a war crime. The shelter was designed to protect civilians during aerial bombardments, but the precision-guided munitions penetrated the reinforced structure, causing catastrophic loss of life.

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