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
Saturday 31 August: 9 killed
Hamam al-Alil: 5 family members killed by gunmen.
Baghdad: 1 killed by gunmen in Abu Ghraib;
1 body found in Diyala Bridge.
Basra: 1 killed in clashes.
Qara Taba: 1 killed by gunmen.
AUGUST: 93 CIVILIANS KILLED
Friday 30 August: 2 killed
Baghdad: 1 killed by gunmen in Shula.
Qara Taba: 1 body found inside store.
Wednesday 28 August: 4 killed
Baghdad: 2 killed by gunmen in Zafaraniya.
Basra: 2 killed in clashes.
Tuesday 27 August: 1 killed
Baghdad: 1 killed in armed attack in Madain.
Monday 26 August: 4 killed
Baghdad: 1 elder killed by sniper in Tarmiyah;
1 body found in Rustumiya.
Mosul: 1 body found with signs of torture.
Katun al-Rahma: 1 policeman killed by IED.
Sunday 25 August: 12 killed
Mosul: 7 family members (inc 2 children) killed by IS.
Baghdad: 1 killed by gunmen in Kamaliya;
1 body found in Shaab.
Kirkuk: 2 women's bodies found.
Najaf: 1 man hanged.
Saturday 24 August: 9 killed
Daquq: 6 youths killed by mortar attack at football stadium.
Baghdad: 1 killed by gunmen.
Mosul: 1 killed by mortars in Shura.
Hibhib: 1 policeman killed by gunmen.