Iraq Body Count (IBC) is an analytical project, not a news portal. Our procedure is to collect and reconcile every available, distinct report about each incident. For larger events, stories may run into the dozens and continue to emerge for days or weeks. This, and the inexorable rise in daily violent incidents, means that there is a considerable gap between the initial reporting of events and their first appearance in the IBC database.

However, we obtain an early impression of events within about 48 hours of first reports. This page provides our news gatherer's account of such recent events, but please keep in mind that these are not our final database entries. Rather, they should be considered an early update on civilian casualties.

Recent Events

Sunday 28 February: 6 killed

Baghdad: 1 by bomb
Al-Khalidiya: 2 by bomb
Kirkuk: 1 body found, 1 by gunfire
Tuz Khurmato:1 by gunfire

Saturday 27 February: 0 killed

0 killed

Friday 26 February: 3 killed

Baghdad: 1 by gunfire
Mosul: 2 by bomb

Thursday 25 February:: 7 killed

Baghdad: 2 by gunfire
Mosul: 4 by gunfire, 1 body found
Kanaan: 1 by gunfire

Wednesday 24 February: 1 killed

Baghdad: 1 by bomb

Tuesday 23 February: 11 killed

Baghdad: 1 by bomb
Mosul: 7 by gunfire, 1 by bomb
Kirkuk: 1 by bomb
Tal Abta: Body found

Monday 22 February: 23 killed

Baghdad: 4 by gunfire, 2 bodies found
Mada'in: 8 by gunfire or throats slit
Ramadi: 5 by suicide car bomb
Mosul: 2 by gunfire
Kirkuk: Body found, 1 by gunfire