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
Wednesday 26 October: 6 killed
Karma: 5 bodies found.
Kalar: 1 man killed by gunmen.
Monday 24 October: 5 killed
Baghdad: 1 woman's body found in Al-Midan;
1 killed in clashes in Husseiniya;
1 Ministry of health employee killed by gunmen in Orfali.
Mosul: 1 body found.
Nasiriyah: 1 government employee killed in armed attack.
Sunday 23 October: 3 killed
Baghdad: 1 killed in clashes in Fadiliyah;
1 killed in clashes in Sadr City;
1 killed in grenade attack in Bob al-Sham.
Saturday 22 October: 1 killed
Baghdad: 1 killed by gunmen in Kamaliyah.
Friday 21 October: 2 killed
Baghdad: 1 body found in Shaab.
Al-Baaj: 1 killed in armed attack.
Thursday 20 October: 3 killed
Baghdad: 1 killed by gunmen in Radwaniyah;
1 body found in Abu Ghraib.
Kut: 1 body found with signs of torture.
Tuesday 18 October: 3 killed
Baghdad: 1 body found in Dora.
Sinjar: 2 killed by Turkish airstrikes.