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 11 October: 7 killed
Baghdad: 2 killed by IED in Baladiyat.
Kirkuk: 1 killed by IED.
Baiji: 2, mother and her child, killed by IED.
Taji: 1 killed by gunmen.
Mosul: 1 policeman killed by gunmen.
Wednesday 10 October: 36 killed
Mosul: 30 bodies found in mass grave.
Baghdad: 2 killed by gunmen in Amin and Shaab.
Basra: 1 body found with signs of torture.
Madain: 1 body found.
Ishaqi: 1 policeman killed in armed attack.
Tikrit: 1 killed by IED.
Tuesday 9 October: 5 killed
Basra: 2 killed by gunmen.
Jalawla: 1 body found.
Baghdad: 1 killed by gunmen in Ur.
Nasiriyah: 1 body found.
Monday 8 October: 4 killed
Basra: 2 women and 2 men killed by gunmen and separate incidents.
Sunday 7 October: 3 killed
Baghdad: 2 killed by IEDs in Jokuk and Abu Dshir.
Khan Bani Saad: 1 government employee killed by gunmen.
Saturday 6 October: 54 killed
Rabia: 48 bodies found in mass grave.
Baghdad: 3 killed by gunmen in Shaab and Saba al-Bour.
Baiji: 1 killed by IED.
Basra: 1 woman killed by gunmen.
Dhi Qar: 1 body found.
Friday 5 October: 10 killed
Asadiyah: 9 killed in armed attack.
Baghdad: 1 woman killed by gunmen in Ghazaliya.