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
Sunday 25 August: 12 killed
Mosul: 7 family members (inc 2 children) killed by IS.
Baghdad: 1 killed by gunmen in Kamaliya;
1 body found in Shaab.
Kirkuk: 2 women's bodies found.
Najaf: 1 man hanged.
Saturday 24 August: 9 killed
Daquq: 6 youths killed by mortar attack at football stadium.
Baghdad: 1 killed by gunmen.
Mosul: 1 killed by mortars in Shura.
Hibhib: 1 policeman killed by gunmen.
Friday 23 August: 4 killed
Mussayab: 3 killed by bomb in market.
Hashemite: 1 policeman killed by mortars.
Wednesday 21 August: 3 killed
Baghdad: 1 killed by gunmen in Nahrawan;
1 body found in Diyala Bridge.
Baquba: 1 killed in IS attack at checkpoint.
Tuesday 20 August: 1 killed
Baghdad: 1 man killed by gunmen.
Monday 19 August: 2 killed
Baghdad: 1 man killed by gunmen in Fadhiliya.
Jubail: 1 man found hanged.
Sunday 18 August: 2 killed
Baghdad: 1 body found in Shaab.
Mosul: 1 body found in Al-Athba.