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
Thursday 11 January: 1 killed
Baghdad: 1 Syrian man killed in armed attack in a restaurant in Al-Shaab.
Wednesday 10 January: 5 killed
Diwaniyah: 4 policemen killed in clashes with terrorists.
Al-Hira, Al-Manathira road: 1 killed in armed attack.
Monday 8 January: 2 killed
Baquba: 1 body found.
Baghdad: 1 killed in drive-by shooting in Al-Amiriya.
Sunday 7 January: 3 killed
Baghdad: 1 policeman killed by gunmen in Taji, 2 killed in clan conflict in al-Fadhiliya.
Friday 5 January: 1 killed
Baghdad: 1 killed by gunfire in Al-Bataween.
Wednesday 3 January: 4 killed
Mosul: 2 bodies found.
Kanaan: 1 young man's body found. He was Muhammad Qasim Al-Abadi, a 30-year-old teacher.
Basra: 1 woman killed in armed attack.
Monday 1 January: 1 killed
Baghdad: 1 child (15-year-old girl) killed by gunfire in Ur.