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
Tuesday 9 April: 1 killed
Al-Maymouna: 1 killed in tribal conflict.
Monday 8 April: 3 killed
Baghdad: 1 killed by gunmen in Husseiniya;
1 woman shot in honour killing in Abu Ghraib.
Al-Fadliya: 1 child killed by gunmen.
Friday 5 April: 1 killed
Baghdad: 1 woman shot in honour killing in Taji.
Thursday 4 April: 2 killed
Al-Azim: 1 man stabbed.
Najaf: 1 young man killed by explosives.
Monday 1 April: 1 killed
Baghdad: 1 child killed in clan conflict in Suwaib.
Sunday 31 March: 2 killed
Nasiriyah: 1 poet, Falah Al-Badri, killed by gunmen.
Kifri: 1 head of Bayat clan killed in drone strike.
MARCH TOTAL: 29 CIVILIANS KILLED.
Saturday 30 March: 2 killed
Babil: 2 killed by police during chase of suspect.