The public record of violent deaths following the 2003 invasion of Iraq
Documented civilian deaths from violence
156,518 – 175,085
Total violent deaths including combatants
242,000
- Iraq: wars and casualties, 13 years on
- 19 Mar 2016
- Iraq 2015: A Catastrophic Normal
- An overview of the year’s violence 1 Jan 2016
- For Chilcot's Inquiry, Iraq remains one giant unmarked grave of unknown size
- Iraq Digital Memorial announced
- War’s Moral Chaos
- Remembering the dead
- 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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Monday 11 April : 31 killed
Mosul: 10 executed; 6 in coalition air strikes.
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Sunday 10 April: 19 killed.
Baghdad: 7 by IEDs, mortars; 3 bodies.
April 1-10: 293 civilians killed. More |