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
Sunday 27 October: 1 killed
Al-Abbasiya: 1 woman killed in tribal conflict.
Saturday 26 October: 1 killed
Yusufiyah: 1 child (12-year-old boy) killed by explosive device.
Wednesday 23 October: 5 killed
Al Aqar: 1 sheikh of Al-Hussainat tribe killed by gunmen.
Ali al-Gharbi: 1 sheikh of Dhahibat tribe killed by gunmen;
1 sheikh of Bani Kaab tribe killed by gunmen;
1 elderly man killed in tribal conflict.
Yusufiyah: 1 killed by explosive device.
Thursday 17 October: 4 killed
Nasiriyah: 1 woman's body found; she was a victim of 'honour-based' violence.
Kanaan: 1 policeman killed in armed attack.
Baghdad: 1 elderly man killed in armed conflict, in Al-Fadhiliya;
1 Interior Ministry employee killed in armed attack, in Jakouk.
Monday 14 October: 1 killed
Basra: 1 killed in armed conflict.
Wednesday 9 October: 1 killed
Ali al-Sharqi: 1 young man's body found.
Tuesday 8 October: 3 killed
Baghdad: 1 killed in clan conflict in Sheikh Omar.
Nasiriyah: 2 brothers killed in clan conflict.