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
Tuesday 10 January: 21 killed
Yathrib: 3 children by IED.
Baiji: 2 by AED.
Mosul: 2 by gunfire.
Sinjar: 3 by IED.
Kirkuk: 1 body.
Saadiya: 3 by IED.
Baghdad: 2 pilgrims by IED.
Makhool: 1 by IED.
Qaim: 4 policemen by gunfire.
January casualties so far: 157 civilians killed.
Monday 9 January: 16 killed
Baghdad: 14 by bombs, gunfire.
Baquba: 1 by IED.
Falluja: 1 by IED.
January casualties so far: 136 civilians killed.
Sunday 8 January: 4 killed
Karbala: 3 by car bombs.
Kirkuk: 1 by gunfire.
January casualties so far: 120 civilians killed.
Saturday 7 January: 9 killed.
Falluja: 3 by gunfire.
Mosul: 1 policeman by gunfire.
Muqdadiya: 1 body.
Mahmudiya: 2 by IED.
Baquba: 1 by IED.
Kut: 1 body.
January casualties so far: 116 civilians killed.
Friday 6 January: 9 killed.
Baghdad: 2 by IEDs.
Balad Ruz: 1 by IED.
Mosul: 2 by gunfire.
Ayadiya: 4 by IED.
Thursday 5 January: 78 killed.
Nassiriya: 45 by suicide bomber.
Baghdad: 29 by IEDs.
Falluja: 1 by IED.
Mosul: 1 by gunfire, 1 child by IED.
Jurf al-Sakhar: 1 by gunfire.
January casualties so far: 98 civilians killed.
Wednesday 4 January: 6 killed
Baghdad: 3 by gunfire.
Baquba: 2 children by IEDs.
Basra: 1 by AED.
January casualties so far: 20 civilians killed.