The worldwide update on civilians killed in the Iraq war and occupation
- The Uninquiring Iraq Inquiry
- On June 15, 2009, Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced an official Inquiry “to identify lessons that can be learned from the Iraq conflict.” Describing his brief, the Inquiry’s Chair Sir John Chilcot declared his terms of reference “very broad.” Yet one subject was conspicuous by its absence from any number of promising statements about the Inquiry’s remit and aims… More
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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)
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“We don’t do body counts”
General Tommy FranksIraq Body Count
| Documented civilian deaths from violence | |
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| 97,642 – 106,540 | |
| Latest incidents | Latest identified |
| Aug 08: Sahwa leader shot dead west of Kirkuk Details | Abdul-Karim al-Jubouri Adult; Male; Awakening Council member Details |
| Recent events | |
Wednesday 1 September: 11 killed
Baghdad: 2 by AEDs.
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