The public record of violent deaths following the 2003 invasion of Iraq
Documented civilian deaths from violence
163,946 – 183,006
Total violent deaths including combatants
251,000
- UK showed no real interest in monitoring civilian casualties
- Iraq Body Count on the Chilcot Report 7 Jul 2016
- Besieged: Living and Dying in Fallujah
- 19 Jun 2016
- Iraq: wars and casualties, 13 years on
- Iraq 2015: A Catastrophic Normal
- For Chilcot's Inquiry, Iraq remains one giant unmarked grave of unknown size
- Iraq Digital Memorial announced
- 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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Friday 23 September: 18 killed.
Baghdad: 9 by IEDs, gunfire.
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Thursday 22 September: 15 killed
Baghdad: 7 by IEDs; 1 body.
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