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
Monday 29 April: 35 killed
Mosul: 34 women's bodies found in mass grave.
Tal Afar: 1 farmer killed by IED.
APRIL TOTAL: 140.
The dead include 5 children and 48 bodies discovered buried in mass graves.
Sunday 28 April: 15 killed
Mosul: 1 killed by gunmen.
Sinjar: 14 bodies of Yazidis found in mass grave.
Saturday 27 April: 3 killed
Baiji: 1 killed by IED.
Baghdad: 1 killed by gunmen in Taji.
Dujail: 1 muezzin killed by gunmen.
Friday 26 April: 4 killed
Baghdad: 1 killed by gunmen in Taji;
1 body found in Sadr City.
Al Mukhisa: 1 killed by gunmen.
Hashimiya: 1 killed by gunmen.
Thursday 25 April: 7 killed
Karma Ali, Basra: 3 killed in clashes.
Al Garn, Mosul: 2 killed by gunmen.
Soraj: 1 body found.
Dujail: 1 killed by gunmen.
Wednesday 24 April: 1 killed.
Al Sada: 1 detainee killed by gunmen as he was being transported.
Tuesday 23 April: 17 killed
Mosul: 15 executed;
2 bodies found