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 30 November: 3 killed
Najaf: 3 demonstrators killed.
NOVEMBER TOTAL: 274 CIVILIANS KILLED.
Friday 29 November: 16 killed
Nasiriya: 15 demonstrators killed.
Maysan: 1 demonstrator killed.
Thursday 28 November: 73 killed
Najaf: 45 demonstrators killed after attack on Iranian Consulate.
Nasiriya: 24 demonstrators killed.
Baghdad: 4 demonstrators killed in Tahrir, Al-Sink, Al-Jumuniya and Al-Khalani.
Wednesday 27 November: 5 killed
Baghdad: 2 demonstrators killed at Al-Ahrar Bridge.
Basra: 1 tribal elder killed by gunmen.
Daquq: 2 (husband and wife) killed in IS attack.
Tuesday 26 November: 8 killed
Baghdad: 3 killed by IED in Shaab;
2 killed by IED in Bayaa;
1 killed by IED in Baladiyat;
1 demonstrator killed in Al-Rashid.
Basra: 1 killed in drive-by shooting in Abi al-Khasib.
Monday 25 November: 3 killed
Mosul: 2 bodies found with signs of torture.
Baghdad: 1 demonstrator killed.
Sunday 24 November: 20 killed
Basra: 3 demonstrators killed.
Nasiriya: 3 demonstrators killed.
Baghdad: 10 demonstrators killed.
Babil: 1 body found.
Jalawla: 2 killed by IS attack on military post.
Qaim: 1 student killed by militia.