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
Friday 3 May: 23 killed
Baghdad: 6 by bomb outside mosque.
Mosul: 10 policemen by gunfire.
Baiji: 1 policeman by IED.
Balad: 2 policemen by gunfire.
Tikrit: 4 by mortars, IED.
May casualties so far: 59 civilians killed.
Thursday 2 May: 5 killed
Ramadi: 4 policemen by suicide car bomber.
Karbala: 1 policeman by IED.
Wednesday 1 May: 31 killed
Garma: 1 Sahwa member by AED.
Falluja: 6 by suicide bomber.
Albu Thiyab: 3 by suicide car bomber.
Tarmiya: 4 policemen by gunfire.
Mosul: 5 by gunfire.
Baiji: 4 policemen by gunfire.
Baghdad: 4 by IED, 1 by gunfire.
Albu Faraj: 1 policeman by car bomb.
Baquba: 2 by gunfire.
Tuesday 30 April: 14 killed.
Baghdad: 8 by IEDs, gunfire.
Mosul: 2 policemen by IED.
Suleiman Beg: 2 by suicide car bomber.
Muqdadiya: 1 by bomb at a cafe.
Haditha: 1 by gunfire.
APRIL TOTAL 561 CIVILIANS KILLED
Monday 29 April: 34 killed
Amara: 16 by car bombs.
Diwaniya: 6 by car bombs.
Mahmudiya: 6 by car bombs.
Karbala: 3 by car bombs.
Mussayab: 1 by car bomb.
Mosul: 1 by gunfire.
Abassiya: 1 policeman by AED.
April casualties so far: 547 civilians killed.
Sunday 28 April: 12 killed
Kirkuk: 6 by gunfire.
Baghdad: 3 by gunfire.
Falluja: 1 by gunfire.
Mosul: 1 by gunfire.
Baquba: 1 by gunfire.
April casualties so far: 513 civilians killed.
Saturday 27 April: 11 killed
Basra: 3 by gunfire.
Falluja: 1 by gunfire.
Baquba: 6 policemen by gunfire.
Ramadi: 1 policeman by gunfire.
April casualties so far: 501 civilians killed.