The public record of violent deaths following the 2003 invasion of Iraq
Documented civilian deaths from violence
135,641 – 153,215
Total violent deaths including combatants
206,000
- Iraq 2014: Civilian deaths almost doubling year on year
- An overview of the year’s violence 1 Jan 2015
- The language and actions of states and non-states
- Unspeakable crimes, indefensible actions, always in a ‘good cause’ 16 Oct 2014
- The Casualties of Support
- IBC's response to General Sir Mike Jackson
- The blurring of war and peace, tyranny and democracy, captivity and liberation
- The Trenching of Faults: Iraq 2013
- Earlier analysis from IBC…
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Iraq Body Count maintains the world’s largest public database of violent civilian deaths since the 2003 invasion, as well as separate running total which includes combatants.
IBC's data is drawn from cross-checked media reports, hospital, morgue, NGO and official figures (see About IBC). You can contribute to IBC's work in several ways, including with a donation.
“We don’t do body counts”
General Tommy FranksIraq Body Count
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Friday 27 February: 45 killed
Baghdad: 12 killed by rockets, IEDs, gunfire; 6 bodies.
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Thursday 26 February: 165 killed
North of Tikrit: 100 bodies found in two mass graves.
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