The public record of violent deaths following the 2003 invasion of Iraq
Documented civilian deaths from violence
184,776 – 207,645
Total violent deaths including combatants
288,000
- Iraq in 2019:
- Calls for a ‘True Homeland’ met with deadly violence 31 Dec 2019
- Generation: War
- 15 years in the shadow of ceaseless conflict 19 Mar 2018
- Another year of relentless violence in Iraq
- Lest we forget
- UK showed no real interest in monitoring civilian casualties
- Besieged: Living and Dying in Fallujah
- Earlier analysis from IBC…
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Iraq Body Count maintains the world’s largest public database of violent civilian deaths since the 2003 invasion, as well as separate running total which includes combatants.
IBC's data is drawn from cross-checked media reports, hospital, morgue, NGO and official figures or records (see About IBC). You can contribute to IBC's work in several ways, including with a donation.
“We don’t do body counts”
General Tommy FranksIraq Body Count
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Tuesday 31 December: 30 killedHadar: 30 bodies found in mass grave south of Mosul.
December total: 215 civilians killed. 2019: 2,392 civilians killed. |
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Monday 30 December: 11 killedAl-Nuaimiya: 5 children killed by IED planted by IS, on way home from school. Basra: 2 killed in clashes. Baquba: 1 body of a child found with signs of torture. Baghdad: 1 man killed by gunmen in Taji. Khalis: 1 policeman killed by gunmen. Nasiriya: 1 activist killed by gunmen.
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