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 6 December: 4 killed
Baquba: 1 policeman by IED.
Kirkuk: 1 by mortars.
Falluja: 1 by IED.
Ramadi: 1 policeman by gunfire.
December casualties so far: 99 civilians killed.
Monday 5 December: 43 killed
Baghdad, Latifiya, Urr, Nil: 37 pilgrims killed in bomb attacks.
Mosul: 4 in bomb attacks, 1 body found.
Tuz Khurmato: 1 body found.
December casualties so far: 95 civilians killed.
Sunday 4 December: 3 killed
Falluja: 1 policeman by AED.
Kirkuk: 1 by gunfire.
Ain Al-Jahish: 1 policeman by gunfire.
December casualties so far: 52 civilians killed.
Saturday 3 December: 11 killed
Baaj: 3 by gunfire.
Mosul: 3 by gunfire.
Kirkuk: 1 by IED.
Iskandariya: 3 by IED.
Baghdad: 1 by gunfire.
December casualties so far: 49 civilians killed.
Friday 2 December: 10 killed
Shirqat: 4 Sahwa members by gunfire.
Taji: 4 by IEDs.
Touz: 1 policeman by IED.
Kirkuk: 1 woman by IED.
December casualties so far: 38 civilians killed.
Thursday 1 December: 28 killed
Khalis: 13 in market bomb explosions.
Jil: 8 by gunfire.
Hashimiya: 2 bodies.
Albu Mustafa: 1 body.
Qaim: 1 tribal chief, gunfire.
Rabee'a: 1 body.
Hilla: 1 by IED.
Haditha: 1 body, beheaded.
Wednesday 30 November: 6 killed
Kirkuk: 3 by gunfire, 1 by AED.
Mosul: 1 policemen by gunfire.
Baghdad: 1 engineer by gunfire.
NOVEMBER TOTAL: 269 CIVILIANS KILLED.