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 24 January: 5 killed
Abu Saida: 2 killed by gunmen.
Karbala: 1 killed by gunmen.
Al-Tamim: 2 killed in clashes.
Sunday 23 January: 3 killed
Mukashifa: 1 policewoman killed by a gunman.
Al-Kahla: 1 man killed during clashes over Petro China.
Sinjar: 1 killed by gunmen.
Wednesday 19 January: 2 killed
Basra: 1 body found.
Baghdad: 1 woman killed by gunmen in Sheikh Maarouf.
Monday 17 January: 4 killed
Samarra: 3 fishermen abducted and executed by IS.
Baghdad: 1 young man killed by gunmen in Al-Mashtal.
Sunday 16 January: 1 killed
Al-Azami: 1 15-year-old shepherd killed by explosive.
Saturday 15 January: 1 killed
Baghdad: 1 17-year-old boy killed in Sadr City.
Friday 14 January: 2 killed
Hamdaniya: 1 Yazidi man killed.
Suq Al-Shuyoukh: 1 man hanged.