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 4 May: 1 killed
Al-Sharqat: 1 shepherd killed by IED.
Wednesday 3 May: 2 killed
Baghdad: 1 killed by gunmen in Kargoliya.
Al-Suwaira: 1 killed by gunmen.
Tuesday 2 May: 3 killed
Nasiriyah: 1 sheikh in clan conflict.
Zardaw: 1 man killed in clan conflict.
Sayyid al-Shuhada: 1 killed in clan conflict.
Sunday 30 April: 4 killed
Al-Azair: 1 killed in clan conflict.
Baghdad: 1 killed in drive-by shooting in Al-Shamaya.
Al-Qasim: 1 banker killed.
Shatrah: 1 killed in clan conflict.
APRIL TOTAL 85 CIVILIANS KILLED
Saturday 29 April: 2 killed
Gwer: 1 soldier abducted and executed by ISIS.
Kirkuk: 1 policeman killed by explosive device.
Friday 28 April: 3 killed
Baghdad: 1 body found beheaded in Al-Tajiyat area.
Shatrah: 1 young man's body found.
Al-Batha: 1 killed in clan conflict.
Thursday 27 April: 3 killed
Al-Salam: 2 men from Basra killed by gunmen.
Basra: 1 killed by landmine.