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Five years after the invasion Iraq Body Count (IBC) not only continues to keep a firm day-by-day count, it also maintains the largest public list of named and identified Iraqi dead.

IBC’s work remains a key and unique resource for institutions, researchers, media, and individual citizens.

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The worldwide update on civilians killed in the Iraq war and occupation

The Week in Iraq
For Ali, Sajad, Ayat and all the other children 4 May 2008
Enforced security: solution or stopgap?
Monthly death toll rising again 28 Feb 2008
IBC’s 2007 analysis on Pacifica Radio (WBAI.org)
(MP3 file - interview begins @ 49 mins) 4 Jan 2008
Civilian deaths from violence in 2007
Analysis of the year’s toll from IBC 1 Jan 2008
ANNOUNCEMENT
IBC begins to include credible single-sourced reports 21 Dec 2007
The Price of Loss
How the West values civilian lives in Iraq. 12 Nov 2007
How can the utility of press reports be assessed?
Some preliminary approaches to testing media completeness and reliability. 1 Nov 2007
Large bombings claim ever more lives
2007 sees the worst bombings ever – and more of them 4 Oct 2007

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Iraq Body Count is an ongoing human security project which maintains and updates the world’s largest public database of violent civilian deaths during and since the 2003 invasion. The count encompasses non-combatants killed by military or paramilitary action and the breakdown in civil security following the invasion.

Data is drawn from cross-checked media reports, hospital, morgue, NGO and official figures to produce a credible record of known deaths and incidents. (more in About IBC)

You can contribute to IBC's work in several ways, including with a donation.

Documented civilian deaths from violence
83,469 – 91,040
From the Database
Latest incidents Latest identified
Mar 22: One by roadside bomb, Al Amin/Jadida, east Baghdad Details Sabry Latif Adult; Male; Police chief Details
Recent events

Thursday 8 May: 18 dead

Baghdad: car bomb kills 7, Mansour; roadside bomb kills 2, Zayuna; rockets kill 3, Sadoon st.; 4 bodies.

Salahuddin
Dhuluiya
: suicide bomber kills 1 Sahwa member.

Ninewa
Mosul
: decapitated body found.

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