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 26 October: 4 killed
Karbala: 1 policeman killed by gunmen.
Amara: 1 young man killed by gunmen.
Baghdad: 1 17-year-old killed by gunmen in al-Jihad;
1 body found in Sadr City.
Sunday 25 October: 2 killed
Muqdadiya: 1 body belonging to a taxi driver found.
Al-Muskisa: 1 policeman killed in IS attack on security checkpoint.
Friday 23 October: 2 killed
Abu Saida: 1 killed by gunmen.
Baghdad: 1 man killed by gunmen in Husseiniya.
Thursday 22 October: 3 killed
Mosul: 3 bodies found.
Wednesday 21 October: 5 killed
Al-Sharqi: 1 body found.
Kirkuk: 1 killed by gunmen.
Khanaqin: 3 men shot by IS at fake checkpoint at Helwan Bridge.
Tuesday 20 October: 7 killed
Al Abara: 1 boy killed by IED.
Makhmour: 4 family members killed by IED.
Amara: 1 killed in clashes.
Baghdad: 1 body found in Shula.
Sunday 18 October: 3 killed
Shwan: 3 family members killed by gunmen.