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 23 November: 1 killed
Al-Rutba: 1 policeman killed by gunmen.
Sunday 22 November: 4 killed
Amara: 4 killed in clashes
Saturday 21 November: 7 killed
Mosul: 1 young man killed by gunmen.
Baghdad: 1 killed in clashes in Nahrawan.
Al Zawiya: 5 killed in IS attack.
Friday 20 November: 1 killed
Baghdad: 1 woman killed in Shaab.
Thursday 19 November: 1 killed
Mosul: 1 killed by IED.
Wednesday 18 November: 1 killed
Karma: 1 traffic policeman killed by gunmen.
Tuesday 17 November: 1 killed
Baghdad: 1 child killed by rocket.