The public record of violent deaths following the 2003 invasion of Iraq
Documented civilian deaths from violence
181,563 – 203,694
Total violent deaths including combatants
288,000
- Generation: War
- 15 years in the shadow of ceaseless conflict 19 Mar 2018
- Another year of relentless violence in Iraq
- IBC’s 2016 analysis of civilian deaths 12 Jan 2017
- Lest we forget
- UK showed no real interest in monitoring civilian casualties
- Besieged: Living and Dying in Fallujah
- Iraq: wars and casualties, 13 years on
- 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 May: 2 killedBakhmakh: 1 killed by gunfire at border with Iran. Nasiriyah: 1 teenager killed in knife attack.
MAY TOTAL: 229 CIVILIANS KILLED. |
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Wednesday 30 May: 3 killedErbil: 1 imam killed in knife attack. Baghdad: 1 ministry of education employee killed in Rusafa.
Bani Saad: 1 body found.
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