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 May: 1 killed
Baghdad: 1 man killed by gunmen in Abu Ghraib.
MAY: 166 CIVILIANS KILLED.
Thursday 30 May: 12 killed
Abu Sidon: 5 killed in IED explosions.
Kirkuk: 5 killed in IED explosions.
Basra: 1 woman killed by gunmen.
Daquq: 1 killed during clashes with IS.
Wednesday 29 May: 2 killed.
Baghdad: 1 man killed by gunmen in Radwaniya.
Abu Saida: 1 policeman killed by gunmen.
Tuesday 28 May: 3 killed
Baghdad: 1 man killed by gunmen in Radwaniya;
1 man killed by gunmen in Madain.
Hit: 1 policeman killed by IED.
Monday 27 May: 2 killed
Baghdad: 1 man's body found in Sadr City.
Mandali: 1 farmer killed by gunmen.
Sunday 26 May: 5 killed
Mosul: 5 killed by car bomb in Rabia district.
Saturday 25 May: 14 killed
Hadera: 3 killed in armed attack.
Baghdad: 2 killed by gunmen in Tarmiyah.
Shirqat: 4 farmers killed by gunmen.
Abbasi: 4 people putting out fires killed by IEDs.
Hit: 1 killed by gunmen.