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
Sunday 10 November: 10 killed
Dhi Qar: 4 demonstrators killed.
Nasiriyah: 5 demonstrators killed by security forces.
Baghdad: 1 killed by gunmen in Mashtal.
Saturday 9 November: 7 killed
Baghdad: 7 demonstrators killed in Khalani and Tahrir by rubber bullets.
Friday 8 November: 2 killed.
Basra: 2 demonstrators killed by security forces.
Thursday 7 November: 25 killed.
Basra: 12 demonstrators killed by provincial building;
7 demonstrators killed in drive-by shooting.
Baghdad: 4 demonstrators killed by security forces;
1 killed by gunmen in Husseiniya.
Shirqat: 1 killed by IED.
Wednesday 6 November: 12 killed
Baghdad: 3 demonstrators killed near Al-Ahrar Bridge;
2 Central Bank of Iraq employees killed during demonstration;
1 medic shot by sec forces, trying to treat injured demonstrators.
Basra: 4 demonstrators killed.
Karbala: 2 demonstrators killed in clashes.
Tuesday 5 November: 4 killed
Dhi Qar: 2 demonstrators killed by security forces.
Umm Qasr, Basra: 2 demonstrators killed by security forces.
Monday 4 November: 9 killed
Baghdad: 5 demonstrators killed by security forces.
Khanaqin: 1 man killed.
Sinjar: 3 killed by Turkish airstrikes.