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 16 October: 3 killed
Baghdad: 1 body found in Husseiniya.
Madain: 1 killed by gunmen.
Sinjar: 1 council member killed by gunmen.
Monday 15 October: 6 killed
Baghdad: 1 killed by gunmen in Bob al-Sham.
Qaim: 1 killed by gunmen;
1 body found.
Sulaimaniya: 1 body found.
Muqdadiya: 1 child killed by gunmen.
Abu Saida: 1 killed by gunmen.
Sunday 14 October: 4 killed
Mosul: 2 killed by gunmen.
Baghdad: 1 body found.
Madain: 1 body found.
Saturday 13 October: 32 killed
Talkaif: 30 bodies found in mass grave.
Baghdad: 2 killed by gunmen in Basateen and Shaab.
Friday 12 October: 9 killed
Baghdad: 3 killed in explosion in Baladiyat;
1 by gunmen in Radwaniya.
Kirkuk: 2 killed by IED; 1 body found.
Basra: 1 child's body found.
Mosul: 1 body found.
Thursday 11 October: 7 killed
Baghdad: 2 killed by IED in Baladiyat.
Kirkuk: 1 killed by IED.
Baiji: 2, mother and her child, killed by IED.
Taji: 1 killed by gunmen.
Mosul: 1 policeman killed by gunmen.
Wednesday 10 October: 36 killed
Mosul: 30 bodies found in mass grave.
Baghdad: 2 killed by gunmen in Amin and Shaab.
Basra: 1 body found with signs of torture.
Madain: 1 body found.
Ishaqi: 1 policeman killed in armed attack.
Tikrit: 1 killed by IED.