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 13 December: 2 killed
Baghdad: 1 killed by gunmen in Sadr City.
Najaf: 1 killed in clashes.
Monday 12 December: 4 killed
Baghdad: 1 killed in clashes in Fadiliya;
1 killed by gunmen in Husseiniya;
1 body found in Saydiya.
Basra: 1 child, a 9-year-old girl, killed in mine explosion.
Sunday 11 December: 3 killed
Baghdad: 1 woman killed by gunmen in Baladiyat;
1 body found in Dora;
1 woman's body found in Zafaraniya.
Saturday 10 December: 3 killed
Baghdad: 1 killed in clashes in Sadr City;
1 body found at Basmaya Bridge.
Tulul Al-Baj: 1 farmer killed by missile in ISIS attack.
Friday 9 December: 1 killed
Baghdad: 1 woman's body found in Dora.
Thursday 8 December: 2 killed
Baghdad: 1 killed in clashes in Sadr City;
1 killed in clashes in Obaidi.
Wednesday 7 December: 5 killed
Baghdad: 1 killed in clashes in Sadr City.
Mutabija: 1 security member killed by IED.
Nasiriyah: 3 protesters shot dead by security forces.