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
Saturday 11 May: 1 killed
Maysan: 1 driver of vehicle killed in drive-by shooting.
Tuesday 7 May: 1 killed
Basra: 1 lorry driver killed by gunmen.
Sunday 5 May: 2 killed
Hammam al-Alil: 1 young man's body found.
Baghdad: 1 killed in clan conflict in Al-Tha'alaba.
Friday 3 May: 1 killed
Baghdad: 1 young man's body found in New Baghdad.
Wednesday 1 May: 2 killed
Kirkuk: 1 killed by gunmen in drive-by shooting.
Baghdad: 1 killed by gunmen in clan conflict, Ghazaliya.
Saturday 27 April: 1 killed
Mosul: 1 killed by gunfire at wedding.
APRIL TOTAL: 24 CIVILIANS KILLED.
Friday 26 April: 3 killed
Baghdad: 1 woman killed by gunmen in Zayouna.
Sulaimaniya: 2 killed in drone strike.