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 31 August: 1 killed
Mandali: 1 killed by gunmen.
AUGUST TOTAL: 201 CIVILIANS KILLED.
Thursday 30 August: 9 killed
Shoura: 7 family members, including 5 children, killed in armed attack.
Tarmiyah: 1 killed by gunmen.
Baquba: 1 killed by gunmen.
Wednesday 29 August: 9 killed
Mukhisa: 1 policeman killed by IED.
Baghdad: 1 body found in Mahmudiya.
Mosul: 1 killed by gunmen.
Baquba: 2 policemen killed by gunmen.
Qaim: 4 killed by suicide bomber at checkpoint.
Tuesday 28 August: 3 killed
Baghdad: 1 killed by gunmen in Duanem; 1 body found in Nahrawan.
Diwaniya: 1 killed by gunmen.
Monday 27 August: 3 killed
Baghdad: 1 killed by gunmen in Radwaniya.
Karbala: 1 killed by gunmen.
Kanaan: 1 killed by gunmen.
Sunday 26 August: 4 killed
Baghdad: 1 body found in Hor Rajab.
Tuz Khurmato: 1 killed by gunmen; 1 body found.
Abu Sidon: 1 woman killed by mortar shell.
Saturday 25 August: 4 killed
Mansur: 1 killed by IED.
Baghdad: 2 killed by gunmen in Sadr City and Bob al-Sham.
Karbala: 1 killed by gunmen.