The public record of violent deaths following the 2003 invasion of Iraq
Documented civilian deaths from violence
185,497 – 208,547
Total violent deaths including combatants
288,000
- IRAQ 2020:
- Legitimacy, security and war crime let-offs 31 Dec 2020
- Punishing the publisher
- Julian Assange revealed more than anyone about the Iraq War’s deadly impact, and is paying the highest price for it. 30 Dec 2020
- Iraq in 2019:
- Generation: War
- Another year of relentless violence in Iraq
- Lest we forget
- 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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Thursday 31 December: 2 killedBadush: 1 mayor killed by gunmen. Mussayib: 1 body found.
2020 TOTAL: 902 CIVILIANS KILLED |
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Wednesday 30 December: 2 killedBaghdad: 1 body found in Taji. Sulaymaniyah: 1 retired colonel killed by gunmen. More |