Kuwait Hit by 34 Strikes in 40 Days, Rights Group Cites Possible War Crime

KUWAIT CITY, Apr 10: The Kuwait Society for Human Rights issued a comprehensive human rights report today, monitoring the impact of hostile attacks targeting the State of Kuwait from February 28 to April 8, 2026. The report documents a series of missile and drone attacks that targeted civilians and vital infrastructure.

The report revealed 34 direct attacks on civilian facilities, where the strikes systematically focused on essential sectors to disrupt civilian life. The electricity and water sector topped the target list at 29%, facing 10 attacks, noting that a single attack may involve more than one drone or missile. The civil aviation sector ranked second, with a targeting rate of 24%, and faced 8 attacks targeting Kuwait International Airport, radar systems, and fuel tanks. The oil sector was subjected to 7 attacks (21%), while residential and service buildings faced 6 attacks (17%), targeting residential apartment buildings, the Ministries Complex, and the Public Institution for Social Security building. Maritime ports were not far from the attacks, facing 3 hostile strikes (9%), which included the ports of Shuwaikh, Shuaiba, and Mubarak Al-Kabeer. The report documented injuries to more than 74 civilians, including two emergency medical personnel injured while performing their duties. Regarding daily life, the report indicated a state of civilian paralysis across the sectors of education, civil service, air navigation, and social life.

The report emphasized that these acts do not fall under international humanitarian law because Kuwait is not a party to the conflict, which makes them amount to a crime of aggression under Article 8 bis of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The report stressed that targeting civilian and vital facilities represents a flagrant violation of the right to life and personal security according to the rules of international human rights law and the United Nations Charter, recommending that the international community and United Nations organizations to explicitly condemn this aggression and take urgent measures to ensure international accountability and prevent impunity. To view the report, download the attached file below.