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
Sunday 31 July: 4 killed
Arab Faraj: 4 young shepherds under the age of 16 killed in IED explosion.
JULY TOTAL: 67 CIVILIANS KILLED, INCLUDING 10 CHILDREN.
Saturday 30 July: 2 killed
Nasiriyah: 1 killed by gunmen.
Abbasiya: 1 killed by gunmen.
Thursday 28 July: 2 killed
Basra: 1 Defence Ministry employee killed by gunmen.
Dhi Qar: 1 municipality employee killed by gunmen.
Wednesday 27 July: 1 killed
Mosul: 1 woman killed by gunfire.
Monday 25 July: 2 killed
Mosul: 2 women's bodies found.
Sunday 24 July: 3 killed
Abu Ali Al-Nasser: 1 farmer killed in IS attack.
Tarmiyah: 2 teenage brothers killed in IS attack.
Saturday 23 July: 1 killed
Muhammad Sakran: 1 killed by by soldiers at checkpoint.