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
Monday 1 July: 1 killed
Kufa: 1 young man, stabbed.
Friday 28 June: 1 killed
Erbil: 1 man killed by gunmen.
JUNE TOTAL: 40 CIVILIANS KILLED, INC 2 CHILDREN.
Thursday 27 June: 1 killed
Basra: 1 killed in tribal conflict.
Wednesday 26 June: 2 killed
Khanaqin: 1 owner of barbershop killed by gunmen.
Amara: 1 teacher killed by gunmen.
Tuesday 25 June: 4 killed
Mandali: 1 man killed by explosive device.
Al-Baaj: 1 child killed by explosive device.
Baghdad: 1 killed in tribal conflict in Saba Qusour.
Amara: 1 killed in tribal conflict.
Sunday 23 June: 3 killed
Baghdad: 1 killed by gunmen in al-Fadhiliya.
Basra: 1 man's body found;
1 killed in tribal conflict.
Friday 21 June: 1 killed
Basra: 1 sheikh killed by gunfire.