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 24 October: 3 killed
Sinjar: 3 family members killed by gunmen.
Friday 20 October: 1 killed
Karmah: 1 woman's body found.
Wednesday 18 October: 1 killed
Al-Ayadiya: 1 killed by gunman.
Tuesday 17 October: 6 killed
Mosul: 4 bodies found under rubble.
Baghdad: 1 journalist's body found.
Koya: 1 man killed by Turkish drone strikes.
Monday 16 October: 1 killed
Tal Afar: 1 body found.
Sunday 15 October: 1 killed
Al-Ayadiya: 1 body found, bound and shot.
Saturday 14 October: 1 killed
Dhi Qar: 1 young man killed by hand grenade.