The public record of violent deaths following the 2003 invasion of Iraq
Documented civilian deaths from violence
125,726 – 140,330
Total violent deaths including combatants
193,000
- The Casualties of Support
- A response to Tony Blair's essay of June 14th advocating the continued use of military force in Iraq and elsewhere 16 Jun 2014
- IBC's response to General Sir Mike Jackson
- Far from being unknowable, the number of civilians killed by UK forces recorded by IBC is about 300. 16 Apr 2014
- The blurring of war and peace, tyranny and democracy, captivity and liberation
- The Trenching of Faults: Iraq 2013
- IBC staff co-author new Syria report
- When victimless crimes matter and victims don't
- Earlier analysis from IBC…
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- About the IBC project
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- Reference: Resources, Announcements, Press releases
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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Monday 7 July: 35 killed.
Baghdad: 13 by bombs, gunfire.
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Sunday 6 July: 43 killed
Tikrit: 19 by rocket.
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