The public record of violent deaths following the 2003 invasion of Iraq
Documented civilian deaths from violence
180,093 – 201,873
Total violent deaths including combatants
268,000
- Another year of relentless violence in Iraq
- IBC’s 2016 analysis of civilian deaths 12 Jan 2017
- Lest we forget
- 30 Dec 2016
- UK showed no real interest in monitoring civilian casualties
- Besieged: Living and Dying in Fallujah
- Iraq: wars and casualties, 13 years on
- Iraq 2015: A Catastrophic Normal
- 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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Sunday 31 December: 40 killedRashidiya: 25 bodies of local policemen discovered in mass grave. Farhatia: 7 killed in armed attacks. Baghdad: 4 killed by unknown gunmen in the east and centre of the city. Najaf: 3 family members stabbed to death. Baquba: 1 policeman killed during attack on police station. |
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Saturday 30 December: 2 killedMosul: 1 killed in armed attack. Kirkuk: 1 body found decapitated. More |