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
Friday 2 June: 1 killed
Sidekan: 1 guard killed.
Thursday 1 June: 2 killed
Baghdad: 1 young woman's body found in Al-Shamaya.
Maysan: 1 government employee killed by gunmen.
Wednesday 31 May: 1 killed
Baghdad: 1 killed in clan conflict in Sadr City.
MAY TOTAL: 46 CIVILIANS KILLED
Tuesday 30 May: 1 killed
Baghdad: 1 killed in clan conflict in Sadr City.
Monday 29 May: 1 killed
Al-Salam: 1 killed in clan conflict.
Sunday 28 May: 1 killed
Baghdad: 1 killed in clan conflict in Nahrawan.
Saturday 27 May: 2 killed
Al-Jamayyat: 1 killed in clan conflict.
Kirkuk: 1 man killed.