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
Thursday 31 May: 2 killed
Bakhmakh: 1 killed by gunfire at border with Iran.
Nasiriyah: 1 teenager killed in knife attack.
MAY TOTAL: 229 CIVILIANS KILLED.
Wednesday 30 May: 3 killed
Erbil: 1 imam killed in knife attack.
Baghdad: 1 ministry of education employee killed in Rusafa.
Bani Saad: 1 body found.
Tuesday 29 May: 3 killed
Baghdad: 2 bodies found.
Baquba: 1 killed by IED.
Monday 28 May: 3 killed
Latifiya: 1 killed by gunmen.
Khaala: 1 body found.
Riyadh: 1 elderly woman killed by IED.
Sunday 27 May: 3 killed
Kut: 1 body.
Baqawiya: 1 body.
Hawija: 1 body.
Saturday 26 May: 14 killed
Al Baaj: 7 killed by IED at popular market.
Mutabiya: 4 policemen by IED.
Al Shamiya: 1 killed in clashes.
Jabla: 1 lorry driver by unknown gunmen.
Khalis: 1 by gunmen.
Friday 25 May: 6 killed
Daquq: 2 (father and son) abducted and executed.
Muqdadiya: 1 killed by gunmen in front of his house.
Yarmaj: 1 shepherd by IED.
Baghdad: 1 by gunmen in Kamaliyah.
Nasiriyah: 1 body found.