Documented civilian deaths from violence

165,716 – 184,765

Further analysis of the WikiLeaks' Iraq War Logs
may add 10,000 civilian deaths.

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This data is based on 49,429 database entries from the beginning of the war to 31 Jul 2016, and on monthly preliminary data from that date onwards. Preliminary data is shown in grey when applicable, and is based on approximate daily totals in the Recent Events section prior to full analysis. The full analysis extracts details such as the names or demographic details of individuals killed, the weapons that killed them and location amongst other details. The current range contains 32,685–34,136 deaths (20%–18%, a portion which may rise or fall over time) based on single-sourced reports.

Graphs are based on the higher number in our totals. Gaps in recording and reporting suggest that even our highest totals to date may be missing many civilian deaths from violence.

Monthly civilian deaths from violence, 2003 onwards

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2003 3 2 3977 3438 545 597 646 833 566 515 487 524 12,133
2004 610 663 1004 1303 655 909 834 878 1042 1033 1676 1129 11,736
2005 1222 1297 905 1145 1396 1347 1536 2352 1444 1311 1487 1141 16,583
2006 1546 1577 1957 1804 2277 2584 3298 2865 2565 2996 3084 2898 29,451
2007 3017 2679 2726 2565 2844 2199 2694 2481 1387 1324 1124 996 26,036
2008 858 1092 1667 1315 914 750 639 704 612 594 540 586 10,271
2009 372 407 438 589 428 563 431 652 350 441 226 478 5,375
2010 267 305 336 385 387 385 488 520 254 315 307 218 4,167
2011 389 254 311 289 381 386 308 401 397 366 279 392 4,153
2012 531 356 377 392 304 529 469 422 400 290 253 299 4,622
2013 357 360 403 545 888 659 1145 1013 1306 1180 870 1125 9,851
2014 1097 971 1029 1037 1099 4084 1573 3336 1469 1732 1431 1321 20,179
2015 1486 1620 1099 2005 1289 1350 1839 1986 1439 1292 1015 1091 17,511
2016 1369 1238 1453 1182 1263 1342 1369 1363 928 1190     12,697
Incidents Individuals
IBC page Latest incidents analysed Date
d12386 Two in attack on oil station northwest of Kirkuk 31 Jul
d12385 Four in attack on oil facility northwest of Kirkuk 31 Jul
a5079 Ministry of interior member by bomb in Abu Ghraib, west of Baghdad 31 Jul
a5078 One by bomb in Makasib, west of Baghdad 31 Jul
a5077 Two by bomb in Mahmudiya, south of Baghdad 31 Jul
a5076 One by bomb in al-Ma'amil, east Baghdad 31 Jul
a5075 One by bomb in Ne'airiyah, east Baghdad 31 Jul
a5074 Two by bomb in Zafaraniyah, southeast Baghdad 31 Jul
a5073 Two by bomb in Tarmiya, north of Baghdad 31 Jul
a5072 Five shot dead in Dora, south Baghdad 31 Jul

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IBC page Name or personal identifier Date
d12384-xf3534 Ahmed Rahim al-Khazraji 31 Jul
a5060-db3522 father of injured children 29 Jul
a5058-eb3593 al-Obeid tribe member 28 Jul
a5036-hu3677 Tariq Hussain Al-Effry 26 Jul
a5031-bn3474 daughters of dead woman 26 Jul
a5031-kw3607 mother of dead children 26 Jul
a5030-ux3684 gas cylinders seller 26 Jul
d12368-dz3577 Barzan Mohammed Raheem 24 Jul
d12326-uw3591 son of dead woman 21 Jul
d12326-xr3466 mother of dead male 21 Jul

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