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ISS Global / Investigation
Sitra, Bahrain
The disputed blast: civilian harm, air defence and the limits of attribution
- Issued
- Location
- Sitra, Bahrain
- Incident date
- 9 March 2026 · retrospective
- Document
- 10 pages · PDF · 1.0 MB
A retrospective investigation of the Sitra explosion and the competing explanations in the public record, distinguishing documented harm from the disputed causal chain.
Original report cover · Open PDF ↗ Scope & reporting context
Research revisited on 29 September. This is not a report of a new September attack. The document separates accounts of the emergency, later attribution reporting, technical interpretations and their limitations.
The complete PDF contains the report’s source register, assessments and limitations. Read those alongside any individual finding.