Baghdad, 02 March 2018 – A total of 91 Iraqi civilians were killed and another 208 injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in February 2018*, according to casualty figures recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
Baghdad, 01 February 2018 – A total of 115 Iraqi civilians (not including police) were killed and another 250 injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in January 2018*, according to casualty figures recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
Baghdad, 02 January 2018 – A total of 69 Iraqi civilians (not including police) were killed and another 142 injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in December 2017*, according to casualty figures recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). (This compares with 63 civilians killed and 140 injured in November.)
Baghdad, 03 December 2017 – A total of 117 Iraqi civilians were killed and another 264 injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in November 2017*, according to casualty figures recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
Baghdad, 01 November 2017 – A total of 114 Iraqi civilians were killed and another 244 injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in October 2017*, according to casualty figures recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
Baghdad, 01 October 2017 – A total of 203 Iraqi civilians were killed and another 389 injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in September 2017*, according to casualty figures recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
Baghdad, 01 September 2017 – A total of 125 Iraqi civilians were killed and another 188 injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in August 2017*, according to casualty figures recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
Baghdad, 01 August 2017 – A total of 241 Iraqi civilians were killed and another 277 injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in July 2017*, according to casualty figures recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
Baghdad, Iraq, 01 July 2017 – A total of 415 Iraqi civilians were killed and another 300 injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in June 2017*, according to casualty figures recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
Baghdad, Iraq, 01 June 2017 – A total of 354 Iraqi civilians were killed and another 470 injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in May 2017*, according to casualty figures recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
Note on methodology
In analyzing civilian casualties, UNAMI utilizes as wide a range of sources and types of information as possible, which are analyzed for reliability and credibility. Attempts are made to crosscheck and verify such information from other sources before conclusions are drawn and published. Sources include, for example, testimony of victims, victims’ relatives, witnesses, and evidence provided from health personnel, community elders, religious and civil leaders, local, governorate and central Government departments and officials, UN and other International Organizations, the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) and UNAMI Security Section (SSI), media reports, members of the international community, civil society, and NGOs. Where security does not permit direct access to the location of an incident, UNAMI relies on a range of techniques to gain information through reliable networks.
Every effort is made to ensure that data contained in UNAMI reports is as comprehensive as possible; however, the data presented is not exhaustive. Where UNAMI is not satisfied with the evidence concerning a particular incident it will not be reported. In some instances, investigations may take several weeks before conclusions can be made. This also means that conclusions concerning particular incidents or alleged violations may be adjusted as more information comes to hand and is analyzed. However, if information is equivocal, then conclusions will not be drawn until more satisfactory evidence is obtained, or the case will be closed without conclusion and it will not be included in statistical reporting or analysis. As information is updated, and conclusions and statistics are modified, this can result in slight differences in reporting of the same incident or variations in statistics reported by UNAMI over time.
In some incidents where civilian casualties are alleged, the status of the reported victim(s) as civilian is disputed or is equivocal. In such cases UNAMI is guided by all the information to hand, as well as the applicable standards of international humanitarian and human rights law in determining whether the victim should be classified as a civilian, as a person actively participating in hostilities, or as status unknown.
In light of the above-noted limitations in methodology, UNAMI does not claim that the information it provides is complete, and it may well be that UNAMI is under-reporting the extent, nature or seriousness of the effect of armed violence and acts of terrorism on the civilian population.
Summary
Month | Killed | Injured |
December 2018 | 32 | 32 |
November 2018 | 41 | 73 |
October 2018 | 69 | 105 |
September 2018 | 75 | 179 |
August 2018 | 90 | 117 |
July 2018 | 79 | 99 |
June 2018 | 76 | 129 |
May 2018 | 95 | 163 |
April 2018 | 68 | 122 |
March 2018 | 104 | 177 |
February 2018 | 91 | 208 |
January 2018* *** | 119 | 269 |
December 2017 * ** | 69 | 142 |
*November 2017 | 117 | 264 |
October 2017 | 114 | 244 |
September 2017 | 203 | 389 |
August 2017 | 125 | 188 |
July 2017 | 241 | 277 |
June 2017 | 415 | 300 |
May 2017 | 354 | 470 |
April 2017 | 317 | 403 |
March 2017 | 548 | 567 |
February 2017 | 392 | 613 |
January 2017 | 403 | 924 |
*December 2016 | 386 | 1066 |
November 2016 | 926 | 930 |
October 2016 | 1120 | 605 |
September 2016 | 609 | 951 |
August 2016* | 473 | 813 |
July 2016 * | 629 | 1061 |
June 2016 | 382 | 1145 |
May 2016 * | 468 | 1041 |
April 2016 | 410 | 973 |
March 2016 | 575 | 1196 |
February 2016 | 410 | 1050 |
January 2016 | 490 | 1157 |
December 2015 | 506 | 867 |
Novemer 2015 * | 489 | 869 |
October 2015 * | 559 | 1067 |
September 2015 | 537 | 925 |
August 2015 | 585 | 1103 |
July 2015 | 844 | 1616 |
June 2015 | 665 | 1032 |
May 2015 | 665 | 1313 |
April 2015 | 535 | 1456 |
March 2015 | 729 | 1785 |
February 2015 | 611 | 1353 |
January 2015 | 790 | 1469 |
December 2014 | 680 | 1360 |
November 2014 | 936 | 1826 |
October 2014 | 1089 | 2074 |
September 2014 | 1084 | 2084 |
August 2014 | 1533 | 1994 |
July 2014 | 1384 | 2122 |
June 2014 | 1775 | 2351 |
May 2014 | 798 | 1607 |
April 2014 | 745 | 1836 |
March 2014 | 640 | 1845 |
February 2014 | 862 | 2377 |
January 2014 | 756 | 1650 |
December 2013 | 661 | 1201 |
November 2013 | 565 | 1186 |
October 2013 | 852 | 1793 |
September 2013 | 887 | 1957 |
August 2013 | 716 | 1936 |
July 2013 | 928 | 2109 |
June 2013 | 685 | 1610 |
May 2013 | 963 | 2191 |
April 2013 | 595 | 1481 |
March 2013 | 229 | 853 |
February 2013 | 418 | 704 |
January 2013 | 319 | 960 |
December 2012 | 230 | 655 |
November 2012 | 445 | 1306 |
Please note that all figures remain estimates until full investigation and analysis has been carried out.
*All casualty figures in the table include Anbar casualty figures, apart from the months marked with an asterisk (*).
** Figures include police in non-combat function, Sahwa civil defence, Personal Security Details, facilities protection police, and fire department personnel.
*** Revised figures to include police in non-combat function, Sahwa civil defence, Personal Security Details, facilities protection police, and fire department personnel.