The public record of violent deaths following the 2003 invasion of Iraq
Documented civilian deaths from violence
179,190 – 200,753
Total violent deaths including combatants
268,000
- Another year of relentless violence in Iraq
- IBC’s 2016 analysis of civilian deaths 12 Jan 2017
- Lest we forget
- 30 Dec 2016
- UK showed no real interest in monitoring civilian casualties
- Besieged: Living and Dying in Fallujah
- Iraq: wars and casualties, 13 years on
- Iraq 2015: A Catastrophic Normal
- 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 or records (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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Wednesday 20 September: 38 killedBanah, Anbar: 2 killed by car bomb "in a beautiful neighbourhood" Khan Dari near Abu Ghraib: 1 killed, 4 wounded by roadside bomb Tal Afar: 25 bodies found in a mass execution grave Border area of Amadiyah district, Dohuk: 9 civilians killed in Turkish airstrikes Kreyaat, northeast of Baghdad: 1 alcohol seller killed by IED fitted under his car |
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Tuesday 19 September: 107 killedHajaj: 3 diners killed, up to 39 wounded, by suicide bombers targeting tourist restaurant often frequented by Popular Mobilisation Forces Tarmiyah, north of Baghdad: 2 killed, 4 wounded by roadside bomb near an industrial complex Mukhisa village, northeast of Baquba: 1 farmer shot near an orchard by an armed group Daouk district, south of Kirkuk: 1, a 17-year-old farmer killed by roadside bomb Zubair district of Basra: 1 young man gunned down by unknown assailants Tariq neighbourhood of Sadr City, east Baghdad: 1 taxi driver killed by unidentified gunmen using silencers Rifa'i region, west of Mosul: 7, family killed on return to their booby-trapped house after ousting of ISIS Ayadh neighbourhood, west Mosul: 40 bodies found in mass grave of police personnel, executed by ISIS, showing signs of torture Tigris river north of Baghdad: 1 body found of a young man pulled from river, shot in head and chest Mosul Old City: 50 more bodies of women and children recovered from rubble of the conflict by Civil Defence teams More |