Margaret Griffis

At least four people were killed, and 14 were wounded in recent violence: In Sulaimaniya, 11 people were wounded when a clash broke out between Asayesh security forces and the Golden Force. The Golden Force is a Peshmerga unit associated with Kurdistan Region Vice President Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa. Several journalists reporting from the hospital where the injured were taken reported that they were attacked and prevented […]

At least nine people were killed, and nine were wounded in recent violence: An attack on a militia checkpoint in Adhaim left three dead and four wounded. Two of the wounded were security personnel. One of the fatalities may also have been a militia member. In Baghdad, a father and his son were killed in a roadside bomb blast. Gunmen killed a civilian. The body of […]

At least two people were killed, and five were wounded in recent violence: In Amara, gunmen killed a police officer working in the anti-corruption section. The body of a man was found in Sinjar. Three militiamen were injured in a bombing in Dour. In Baghdad, gunmen wounded a government employee. A bomb in Muqdadiya wounded a retired teacher. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a […]

At least eight people were killed, and one more was wounded in recent violence: Near Baquba, a bomb killed three soldiers. An attack on a nearby checkpoint left a policeman dead. A man was seriously injured when an old bomb exploded in Shura. Turkey reported that airstrikes targeting Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) near Gara left four guerrillas dead. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a […]

At least six were killed, and two were wounded in recent violence: Three people were killed when an old bomb exploded in Tal al-Lahm. An explosion in Bani Saad killed one soldier and wounded two more. A gunman killed a tribal sheikh in Amara. The body of a man who had gone missing in Maysan was found with gunshot and burn marks on it. Author: Margaret […]

At least 18 people were killed, and nine were wounded in recent violence: In Badush, authorities removed 123 bodies from a mass grave dating back to the ISIS occupation. The mass grave was first located in 2017. Dozens of people have given blood samples in recent weeks in the hope of identifying family members in the mass grave. In Kirkuk, snipers killed a federal police officer. […]

At least one person was killed, and nine were wounded in recent violence: Turkish authorities claimed to have killed a senior P.K.K. official at a refugee camp in Makhmour. This is the second senior official killed in less than a week at the camp, which shelters Kurdish refugees from Turkey. Turkey also claims that the camp houses members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) and that […]

At least two people were killed, and one was wounded in recent violence. Eleven people were found in a mass grave: A rocket attack was launched on Baghdad International Airport. A few hours later U.S. Forces shot down a drone over Camp Victoria. Rockets also struck the Balad airbase. No casualties were reported. A mass grave in Sinjar yielded 11 Yazidi victims. A man was killed, […]

At least four people were killed, and five were wounded in recent violence: In Darkar, Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) killed a Kurdish Peshmerga fighter. A clash near Khanaqin left one militiaman dead and another three wounded. A militant leader was killed in a separate event. In Baghdad, gunmen killed a senior intelligence officer. Two civilians were wounded in a shooting in Kokjili. Author: Margaret Griffis […]

At least eight people were killed, and two were wounded in recent violence: Near Makhmour, at least three civilians were killed and two more were wounded when Turkish bombs targeting Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) guerrillas instead landed in a U.N.-supported refugee camp housing Kurdish refugees from Turkey. The camp has housed refugees for decades. This week, however, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan directly threatened the camp […]

At least three people were killed, and 10 were wounded in recent violence: A militant attack in Tarmiya left one person dead and seven wounded. Three of the wounded were militiamen. In Baghdad, a tribal fighter was killed. In Amara, a sniper killed a young man leaving a soccer game. A bomb wounded two small children in Tal Afar. A militiaman was wounded during an attack […]

At least eight people were killed, and another was wounded recently: Eight militants were killed in a French-Peshmerga, anti-ISIS operation near Tuz Khormato and Kifri. Turkish strikes targeting Kurdistan Workers Party (P.K.K) guerrillas instead wounded a civilian. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret […]

During the month of May, 110 people were killed, and 156 were wounded in Iraq. The number of fatalities is down from April, when 166 people were killed. Militant-related violence left 23 civilians, 43 security personnel, and 26 militants dead. At least 38 civilians and 63 security personnel were wounded. One person was killed and 50 were wounded in protests.  In northern Iraq, the conflict between […]

At least three people were killed, and 13 were wounded: A bomb in Daquq killed one police officer and wounded three policemen. One militiaman was killed and another was wounded in an ISIS attack near Khanaqin. An ISIS attack left four soldiers with injuries in Tuz Khormato. In Dibs, two soldiers were wounded in an ISIS attack. Two Iraqi soldiers were wounded when a bomb exploded […]

At least four people were killed, and 11 were wounded in recent violence: Gunmen killed one civilian and wounded three more in a drive-by attack in Nasariya. An inmate died under mysterious circumstances at the Nasariya Central Prison. A bomb in Wadi al-Shay killed a police officer. The body of a kidnapped teenager was found in Abbara. The boy was from Khalis. Unidentified gunmen attacked a […]

At least two people were killed, and 61 were wounded in recent violence: Demonstrations against the deaths of activists in recent days took place in Baghdad. Security personnel attacked the demonstrators. Two protesters were killed. At least 28 civilians and 22 security personnel were wounded. A bomb in Haditha wounded 10 civilians. A civilian was wounded during Turkish airstrikes targeting Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) guerrillas […]

At least two people were killed, and six were wounded in recent attacks: In Nasariya, a sticky bomb wounded an activist; Imad al-Aqili was in stable condition after surgery. Gunmen killed a civilian. Unknown assailants in Baghdad killed a man who was to run parliamentary election later this year. Near Riyadh, three Iraqi policemen were wounded wild repulsing an ISIS attack. Two people were wounded […]

At least thirteen people were killed, and one more was wounded in recent attacks: In Basra, unidentified gunmen killed one civilian and wounded another. A bomb exploded at a cleric’s home, but no casualties were reported. An ISIS attack in Tarmiya left an activist dead. Security forces revealed killing seven militants across Iraq in the last week. A Turkish airstrike on Zakho killed four members of […]

At least three people were killed, and three more were wounded in recent attacks: A tribal fighter was killed during an attack on his station in Albu Fayyad.  Near the Turkish border in Bermeza, Turkish soldiers wounded two young shepherds. An army officer was wounded by a bomb in a mountainous area near Mosul. Operations in Diyala province left two ISIS leaders dead. Author: Margaret […]

At least 13 people were killed, and two more were wounded in recent attacks: Airstrikes on a rugged area near Hammam al-Alil left eight militants dead. The body of a young man was found, bearing gunshot wounded, in Houd. Samawa police begin shooting to disperse a crowd of protesters who were fighting. One demonstrator was wounded. Old explosives leftover from the Islamic State occupation wounded […]

At least three people were killed, and two more were wounded in recent attacks: A man and a woman were killed during an armed attack near a mosque in Kirkuk. Near Muqdadiya, the body of a teenager was found. Gunmen wounded two people in Baghdad. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for […]

At least seven people were killed, and six more were wounded in recent attacks: In Omar Bil, a sniper shot and killed a Peshmerga fighter. Two soldiers were wounded during an attack near Khanaqin. In Jalawla, two militiamen were wounded during an attack. Gunmen wounded a person near Jalawla. One person was wounded during an ISIS attack near Khanaqin. Five militants were killed during an […]

At least 15 people were killed, and 13 more were wounded in recent attacks: In Karbala, anti-corruption campaigner Ihab al-Wazni was killed when gunmen on motorbikes ambushed him. The murder escalated protests in Karbala, Nasariya, and Diwaniya. The Iranian consulate in Karbala was the fiery focus of one demonstration. An attack on a checkpoint near Samarra left two militiamen dead and two wounded. Two shepherds […]

At least eight people were killed, and five more were wounded in recent attacks: One soldier was killed, and two more were wounded, during an ISIS attack in Dibs. A bomb in Badush killed a soldier and wounded two more. In Khalis, unknown assailants killed a school principal and his wife during a home invasion. A bomb in Jurf al-Sakr killed one soldier and wounded […]

At least four people were killed, and seven more were wounded in recent attacks: Two policemen were killed, and two more were wounded, during an attack at the Bay Hassan oilfields. In Basra, a bomb killed two soldiers and wounded another. Three people were wounded in Baghdad, when clashes erupted between demonstrators and security personnel. A bomb seriously wounded a civilian in Qayara. Author: Margaret Griffis […]

At least six people were killed, and nine more were wounded in recent attacks: Two security personnel were killed and another was wounded during an attack near Kirkuk. Unidentified gunmen killed two security figures near Ali al-Sharqi. One of the dead was an official from the Ministry of the Interior. Clashes in Bashir left one militiaman dead and three wounded. A guard was killed during […]

At least 22 people were killed, and 12 more were wounded in recent attacks: An ISIS attack in Tarmiya left four security personnel dead. When reinforcements arrived four more security personnel were killed. A civilian was killed in the crossfire. Seven Peshmerga fighters were killed, and four more were wounded, when ISIS attacked their post in Alton Kubre. In Qaim, a bomb killed two security personnel […]

During April, at least 166 people were killed, and 145 were wounded; and, three bodies were recovered from a mass grave. The number of casualties increased over last month when at least 124 people were killed and 130 were wounded. Militant-related violence left 23 civilians, 30 security personnel, and 79 militants dead. At least 70 civilians and 67 security personnel were wounded. Two foreign contractors were […]

At least five people were killed, and six more were wounded: An I.E.D. on a highway near Ramadi exploded, killing a border police officer and his driver The officer was a brigadier general. In Kirkuk, security forces shot a suicide bomb before he could enter the National Security Directorate. However, his bomb belt still detonated. He was killed, and two security personnel were wounded. An ISIS […]

At least nine people were killed, and 14 more were wounded: A failed attempt to defuse a bomb in Rashad left four policemen dead and five wounded. Two children were killed, and three more were wounded, when they group came up old war-related explosives in Basra. In Hammam al-Alil, old explosives killed two children and wounded a third one. Three people were injured in Dohuk when […]

At least four people were killed, and 19 more were wounded: In Mosul, a bomb killed one security member and wounded four more. One security member was killed, and another five were wounded, in a bombing in Waqf Basin. Near Khalis, gunmen killed a child and wounded his father. Near Khanaqin, ISIS militants killed the mayor of al-Qaya. An operation in Abu Saida left seven security […]

At least three people were killed, and 13 more were wounded: In Abbara, a pair of bombs killed two civilians and a policeman; one policeman and seven civilians were wounded. A roadside bomb targeting a Coalition convoy on a Babel province highway injured one Iraqi security guard when the bomb exploded. A bomb in Hibhib wounded two people, including a policeman. Near Tuz Khormato, a sniper […]

At least five people were killed, and five more were wounded: A bomb blast in Amerli killed two security personnel. Another bomb killed a young shepherd. One soldier was killed, and four were wounded, during an ISIS attack in the Jalawla area. A young man was severely wounded in a bombing in Battishah. He lost both feet in the explosion. In Dibs, a child was killed […]

At least three people were killed, and another was wounded: A roadside bomb killed two security officers in the Hamrin Mountains. In Abbasi, gunmen killed a farmer, who worked with the militia. A soldier was wounded during an ISIS attack in Hatawin. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. […]

At least four people were killed, and four more were wounded: One soldier was killed and two were wounded when a bomb exploded in Kanaan. In Baghdad, gunmen killed a colonel with the Ministry of the Interior. Militant killed a police officer at his home near Samarra. A roadside bomb in Dibs killed a militiaman. Two Iraqi soldiers were wounded during an attack in Adhaim. Author: […]

At least 11 people were wounded: A rocket attack on the military airbase in Balad left three Iraqi soldiers with injuries. The base also hosts foreign contractors; two of them were also wounded. In Mosul, three maintenance workers were wounded when a bomb exploded at a transmission tower. A civilian was wounded in Kifri, during a rocket attack that was likely targeting a nearby Peshmerga base. […]

At least seven people were killed, and 24 more were wounded: In Baghdad, a suicide car bomber detonated a parked vehicle at a second-hand market in the Sadr City neighborhood. At least five people were killed, and 21 more were wounded. Gunmen in Tuz Khormato killed one soldier and wounded two more. A militia member was injured during a rocket attack on a Hashd al-Shaabi base […]

At least two people were killed, and two more were wounded: Gunmen shot dead a man in Zanjili. A rocket attack on Bashiqa, where Turkey maintains a base, left one Turkish soldier dead. Rockets also hit a nearby village, where two civilians were wounded, including a child. No casualties were reported after a rocket attack on the Erbil International Airport. An unknown number of militants were […]

At least nine people were killed, and two more were wounded: Near Hamrin Lake, a bomb killed three soldier and wounding two more. The body of an army officer was dumped near Shatt al-Arab. Five militants were killed in two operations near Saadiya. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. […]

At least six people were killed, and four more were wounded: In Baghdad, a bomb killed one person and wounded another. An old bomb wounded three children in Houd. Five ISIS militants were killed in airstrikes near Hamrin Lake. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts […]

At least three people were killed, and eight more were wounded: In Sinjar, family members discovered the bodies of three people, including one belonging to a child. The trio was apparently burned alive at their home by ISIS militants. It is unclear how long ago they died. In Baghdad, an assassination attempt on a representative of Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr left one bodyguard with injuries. Gunmen […]

At least 60 people were killed, and seven were wounded: The Iraqi military announced that 60 militants were killed in airstrikes conducted on March 25 in the Hamrin Mountains. Yahya Rasul, spokesperson for the Iraqi Commander-in-Chief, made the announcement in a Twitter thread. He further explained that the ISIS militants had been flushed out of their Makhmour bases during earlier operations in March and into these […]

At least two people were killed and a soldier committed suicide. Also five people were wounded: Ali Al-Zirjawi, a Sadrist leader, was killed in Dhi Qar province. Local authorities blame a tribal dispute for the murder. A soldier committed suicide in Makhmour. A grenade in Baquba wounded three people. One of the injured is a news correspondent. In Jurf al-Sakhar (Jurf al-Nasr), a bomb injured two […]

At least six people were killed in recent violence: A Fijian soldier died of a heart attack in Baghdad on March 30. Senior nurse Warrant Officer Tomasi Dau Saumadu died shortly after exhibiting mild symptoms of coronavirus and testing positive. He was a member of the United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU). In total, 90 servicemembers at the base tested positive, but most were asymptomatic or exhibited […]

At least six people were killed in recent violence: In Maimouna, gunmen killed a civilian. Local authorities claim it is part of a tribal dispute. Three militants were killed in airstrikes in Salah ad Din province. Airstrikes killed two militants in the Tharthar Valley. Also, demonstrators were able to shut down production at three oil facilities in Dhi Qar province. The protesters were freshly angered, when […]

At least 124 were killed, and 130 were wounded during March. And, 36 bodies were found in mass graves. Thankfully, the number of casualties dropped dramatically in the last month. In February, 190 people were killed, 552 were wounded, and 33 bodies were found in mass graves. Violence related to the Islamic State militancy left 15 civilians, 21 security personnel, and 60 militants dead. Another 41 […]

At least four people were killed, and nine others were wounded in recent violence: In Penjwen, unknown assailants killed two members of the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (P.J.A.K.), a group affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) The P.J.A.K.’s activities are focused against Iran. A roadside bomb in Hamrin region killed one militiaman and wounded two more. Gunmen killed a policeman at his home in […]

At least 30 people were killed, and six others were wounded in recent violence: A two-week long airstrike offensive Makhmour Mountains has killed an unknown number of militants. Hundreds of strikes destroyed over 100 ISIS positions, so the casualty figures could be considerably high. As some of the militants attempted to escape, snipers shot and killed 27 of them. In Tuz Khormato, clashes left one soldier […]

At least two people were killed, and three others were wounded in recent violence: In Baghdad, gunmen killed an Iraqi colonel who worked in the intelligence directorate. A lawyer was reported missing and is believed to have been kidnapped. A bomb on a road near Yasrib targeted a federal police convoy. One civilian bystander was killed, and two militiamen in the convoy were wounded. A sniper […]

At least three people were killed, and 25 others were wounded in recent violence: An attack against security personnel in Riyadh left one dead and two wounded. Gunmen killed a policeman in Abbara. Nearby a civilian was wounded by a bomb that exploded in an orchard. In Abu Saida, gunmen killed a policeman.Eleven protesters and nine security personnel were injured during protests in Hilla. Protests took […]

At least three people were killed, and three others were wounded in recent violence: Two security personnel were wounded during an operation in Tarmiya that left two militants dead. A security member was wounded when a bomb exploded in Rashad. In southern Baghdad, an attack led to the death of a militant. An attack on two power transmission towers in Diyala province caused electrical outages. Author: […]

ISIS members attacked the Tarmiya home of a tribal fighter, where they killed him and his mother. A soldier was killed in clashes near Mount Sinjar and the Syrian border. It is unclear if two groups attacking the soldiers were working together. In Najaf, security forces wounded 20 protesters as they tried to storm a government building. Two security personnel were also wounded. A bomb in […]

At least 11 people were killed, and two others were wounded in recent violence: Gunmen wearing military uniforms invaded a home near Albu Dour, where they murdered seven members of a family. An eighth person died in that or another home that was also attacked. One of the dead was a police officer. Authorities believe that one of the attackers is a former resident who was […]

At least 19 people were killed, and two others were wounded in recent violence: A mass grave containing 16 bodies belonging to ISIS members was found in Shura. In Amara, unknown assailants assassinated the father of a missing activist. Jasb Hattab Aboud was shot in the head. His son, Ali Jasb, was an activist and lawyer who was kidnapped during the 2019 protests. He accused a […]

At least 37 people were killed, and four others were wounded in recent violence: In Nasariya, four protesters were injured when a man driving a truck forced his way through a group of them. Ten militants were killed in an airstrike on Adayah Mountain. While searching the site, security personnel found two more militants and killed them. Turkish strikes against alleged Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) sites […]

At least two people were killed, and 37 were wounded: In Baghdad, a bomb or grenade attack near the al-Aimmah Bridge between Kadhimiya and Adhamiya killed one woman and wounded 30 others. Many Shi’ite pilgrims are arriving in Baghdad for religious observances on March 9, at shrine of the seventh imam, Musa al-Kadhim. Attacks were expected. A child was killed when he unknowingly discovered old explosives […]

At least 21 people were killed or found in a mass grave: In Salah ad Din, a mass grave containing at least 20 bodies was discovered. Authorities believe the grave is two to three years old. A army officer was shot dead in Tarmiya. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since […]

In Rutba, ISIS shot a woman and kidnapped her husband. A bomb wounded two servicemembers in Jalawla. An intelligence officer and his bodyguard were wounded by a blast in Kirkuk. Security forces in Salah ad Din and Kirkuk provinces found six bodies belonging to ISIS members who were recently killed in airstrikes. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and […]

At least 16 people were killed, and nine more wounded in recent violence: One U.S. contractor died of a heart attack after 10 rockets fell on the Ain al-Asad Base. An attack in Metabijh left two policemen dead and four wounded. One soldier was killed and three more were wounded during an explosion in Tuz Khormato. Near Jalawla, a sniper wounded two soldiers. Airstrikes killed four […]

During February, at least 190 people were killed, and 552 were wounded. Also, 33 victims were found in mass graves. Last month, 168 people were killed, and 295 were wounded; another 248 known victims were unearthed from mass graves or war rubble. Compared to January, the higher numbers appear to be the result of increased fatalities in the P.K.K. conflict in the north, and increased wounded […]

At least six people were killed, and 250 more wounded in recent violence: In Nasariya, five deaths were reported during clashes between security forces and protesters on Friday. Also, the number of wounded in the last five days rose by another 249 people. At least 147 security personnel are among the injured. Upon learning of the violence earlier this week, government officials in Baghdad ordered security […]

At least 31 people were killed, and 33 more wounded in recent violence: In Nasariya, ongoing fighting during protests left 12 policemen and 10 demonstrators with injuries. Two people were killed this week as well. The body of a policeman was discovered in Bani Saad. Mortar fire near Daquq wounded 10 federal policemen. A bomb wounded a farmer in Boubaker. Security personnel killed 20 militants in […]

At least 12 people were killed, and 16 more wounded in recent violence: Two people were killed, including a teenager, and 16 more were wounded during protests in Nasariya. Twelve of those injured could be security personnel. Demonstrators gathered in front of the Dhi Qar province building demanding the removal of governor Nathem Al-Waeli. One person injured in last week’s Erbil rocket attack has died of […]

At least 11 people were killed, and five more wounded in recent violence: Clashes between security personnel and ISIS militants in Tarmiya, left three militiamen dead and two wounded. Five militants were also killed. In Muthanna province, an old landmine killed two children and wounded another. A rocket attack on an air base hosting US contractors near Balad left two Iraqi employees with injuries. Security personnel […]

At least three people were killed, and another was wounded in recent violence: Over night clashes with ISIS continued north of Khanaqin. At least one militiaman was killed and another was wounded bringing the totals in the area to three militiamen dead and five wounded. In Kirkuk, a civilian was killed by gunmen on a motorbike. Security forces killed a man wearing a suicide belt. Author: […]

At least six people were killed, and four people were wounded in recent violence: Clashes between militiamen and ISIS militants left two militiamen dead and four wounded in Khanaqin. In Baghdad, gunmen assassinated Muhammad Rahim al-Shammari, a leading member of Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq. The body of a 10-year-old boy was found in Salamiyah. An airstrike in Salah ad Din province left two militants dead. Author: Margaret […]

At least three people were killed, and 12 others were wounded in recent violence: In Erbil, several rockets targeting an area near a U.S. base left at least one person dead and several more wounded. The attack killed one civilian contractor and wounded five more. Four of the contractors were Americans, but information on the nationalities of the others is not yet released. One local civilian […]

At least 29 people were killed, and one person was wounded in recent violence: The Turkish government reported that 13 Turkish civilians were found executed in a cave in northern Iraq. The victims had been kidnapped by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) about four years earlier and were allegedly killed as Turkish troops prepared to free them. The P.K.K. is claiming hostages were killed during clashes, […]

At least 35 people were killed, and five others were wounded in recent violence: The Turkish Defense Ministry claimed to have killed 33 members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) during its operations this week in the Gara region of northern Iraq. M.P. Abbas Sarout, a member of parliament’s security and defense committee, condemned the operation, which he says disregards Iraq sovereignty and is an overreach […]

At least four people were killed, and three others were wounded in recent violence: In the Gara region, a Turkish soldier was killed in clashes with members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) He is the third soldier to die in current fighting. ISIS militants killed three police officers and wounded two more during an attack in Arab Koy. An Iraqi soldier was wounded during an […]

At least four people were killed, and six others were wounded in recent violence: In the Gara region, clashes between Turkish forces and members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) left two Turkish soldiers dead, and four more wounded. Airstrikes were also reported. An old landmine wounded two employees of the Basra oil company in Rumaila. Anti-ISIS operations in the Hamrin Mountains let two militants dead. […]

At least nine people were killed, and 155 others were wounded in recent violence: Six Iraqi men were executed in Nasariya, after being convicted on terrorism charges. Critics have urged the Iraqi government to cease executions until it can be ensured that trials are held fairly. In Wasit province, authorities claim that 150 security personnel were wounded during demonstrations. Police also say that one protester was […]

At least one person was killed, and six others were wounded in recent violence: A federal policeman was killed during a mortar attack in Daquq. Two more were wounded. Three demonstrators were wounded, possibly by bullets, during a protest in Nasariya. An attack in Amiriyat al-Fallujah left one soldier with injuries. In Najaf, the Iraqi Communist Party headquarters was attacked, but no casualties were reported. Author: […]

At least seven people were killed, and three others were wounded in recent violence: Two soldiers were killed and two more were wounded during an ISIS attack in Jalawla. Militants killed one soldier and wounded two more in Khanaqin. In Garma, two ISIS leaders were killed. Security forces also killed two more militants, who were wearing suicide belts. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a […]

At least three people were killed, and another was wounded in recent violence: In Abu Saida, gunmen killed a man and wounded his brother. ISIS militants killed an Iraqi soldier in Zanjili. During security operations, militiamen killed an ISIS militant in Garmat Ali. In Mosul, workers removing rubble left after the Liberation of Mosul discovered 10 decomposed bodies. Authorities believe the bodies belong to ISIS militants. […]

At least 12 people were killed, and four more were wounded in recent violence: Four militants were killed in an airstrike on Abu Ghraib. Among them were two high-ranking ISIS leaders, Abu Hassan al-Ghreibawi and Ghanim Sabah. In Naft Khana, ISIS militants ambushed and killed five militiamen. An old ISIS mine exploded in Barwana, killing a child and wounding another. A shopowner was killed during an […]

At least 168 people were killed, and 295 were wounded during January. Furthermore, mass graves gave up at least 248 known victims. In December, 172 people were killed, and 200 were wounded. Violence related to the Islamic State militancy left 50 civilians, 48 security personnel, and 62 militants dead. Another 132 civilians were wounded, along with 52 security personnel. And, three convicts were hanged on terrorism […]

At least 26 people were killed, and three more were wounded in recent violence: In Wadi al-Shay, 22 militants were killed during airstrikes and other operations. An old bomb killed a child and wounded three more near Jalawla. Three militants were killed during a clash in Rutba. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties […]

At least five people were killed, and another was wounded in recent violence: The Iraqi government hanged three men, who were convicted on terrorism charges, at the central jail in Nasariya. The international community often criticizes such executions over the belief that trials in Iraq are held unfairly and confessions are extracted via torture. In Muradia, an attack left two dead. One of the dead men […]

At least 19 people were killed, and 15 were wounded in recent violence: Eleven militiamen were killed during an ISIS attack in Tikrit. Another 12 were wounded. Turkish strikes, targeting Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) guerrillas in Amadiyah, wounded three civilians instead. Two were children. Two airstrikes left seven militants dead. One strike took place in the Qarachogh Mountains, while the other occurred in Kirkuk province. Peshmerga […]

At least 32 people were killed, and 117 were wounded in recent violence: In Baghdad, a double bombing in Tayaran Square left at least 32 dead and 110 wounded. Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi ordered several security changes in the aftermath. The first bomber feigned illness, luring several victims near him. A second bomber then blew himself up when the first bombing attracted onlookers and first responders. […]

At least 10 people were killed, and another was wounded in recent violence: At least nine people were killed during an attack on Shi’ite militias in Jurf al-Sakhar (Jurf al-Nasr). Iran blamed the United States for the attack; however, officials deny any U.S. involvement. Israel is also a suspect. In Baghdad, an old bomb at a military base exploded accidentally and killed a soldier. One person […]

At least 11 people were killed, and three more were wounded in recent violence. Mass graves containing hundreds of bodies were also discovered: Near Sinjar, a civilian and six security personnel were killed when a bomb exploded during an attempt to defuse it. A conflicting report indicates that two more soldiers may have died in the attack as well. In Jalawla, an ISIS attack left one […]

At least 14 people were wounded in recent violence: A bomb targeting a militia vehicle near Akashat left eight militiamen with injuries. An ISIS attack in Jalawla left two policemen and a civilian with injuries. Two soldiers were wounded in an armed attack in Jurf al-Nasr. In Tarmiya, a sniper wounded a soldier. A mass grave was discovered in Salah ad Din province. Also, protests in […]

At least nine were killed, and two were wounded in recent violence: In Baghdad, two bombs targeting a liquor store left one person dead and one injured. One shepherd was killed, and another was wounded in a bombing in Garmiyan. Airstrikes killed seven militants in Wadi al-Shay. Also, riot police were deployed to al-Haboubi Square in Nasariya, where recent protests turned deadly. Author: Margaret Griffis […]

At least 14 were killed, and three were wounded in recent violence: Near Buhriz, a bomb killed four militiamen. A sniper killed two soldiers and wounded another. In Maysan province, gunmen killed two members of the al-Salam Brigades. A bomb in Kassib killed two militiamen. The body of a militiaman was found near Adhaim. He was kidnapped while herding his sheep. Gunmen severely wounded a lawyer […]

At least seven were killed, and 112 were wounded in recent violence: Clashes took place at a demonstration in Nasariya, where demonstrators called for the release of detained civil activist Ihsan al-Hilali, who was released. At least one policeman was killed, and about 40 security personnel were injured. Another person was killed, possibly a protester. About 71 protesters and others were wounded. After his release, al-Hilali […]

At least three were killed, and four were wounded in recent violence: One person was killed and three more were wounded when a bomb exploded in Tal Afar. The trio who had been trying to defuse the device. The men live in the area, but work for a British organization that remove mines and defuses explosives leftover after conflicts. Gunmen killed a Kurdish man in Tuz […]

At least seven were killed, and six were wounded in recent violence, while 93 bodies were recovered in Mosul: Authorities in Mosul reported that 93 bodies have recently been recovered from the war rubble. The bodies were recovered from separate locations during reconstruction efforts. Many of the victims probably died during the liberation of Mosul from Islamic State militants. Thousands of bodies have been found in […]

At least 11 were killed, and 14 were wounded in recent violence: A roadside bomb targeting security personnel in Daquq left three dead and one wounded. One soldier was killed, and eight more were wounded during and ISIS attack near Jalawla. An old mine near the Iran border with Maysan province killed two people and wounded another. In Sinjar, a man was killed by an old […]

During December, at least 172 people were killed, and 200 were wounded. Last month, at least 151 people were killed across Iraq, and 249 more were wounded. Islamic State-related violence left 20 civilians, 14 security members, and 101 militants dead. Another 24 civilians and 54 security personnel were wounded. Anti-government protests in the Kurdistan region left 10 dead and 120 wounded. Although the complaints from demonstrators […]

At least 1,942 people were killed, and 3,324 were wounded in the various conflicts taking places across Iraq during 2020. Another 1,752 bodies were recovered from various mass graves during the year as well. Thankfully, these figures are greatly reduced from last year’s tallies. Unfortunately, the decline may be due mostly to coronavirus lockdowns and not any type of peace efforts. In 2019, at least 3,092 […]

At least 12 people were killed, and seven were wounded in recent violence: Gunmen shot dead a militia leader in Diwaniya. Rami al-Shabani was a leader in the Peace Brigade, which is affiliated with the Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s movement. Near Jalawla and Khanaqin, clashes left a civilian and a militant dead. Three security personnel were wounded, as were three civilians. In Kanaan, gunmen killed a […]

At least eight people were killed, and nine were wounded in recent violence: A shooting in Abu Saida left one militiaman dead and one policeman wounded. The attack was at a shop that the militiaman owned. In Grao, an I.E.D. wounded five soldiers. A bomb wounded two civilians in Shoura. A bomb blast at an activist’s home in Nasariya injured his father. Two militants were killed […]

At least 14 people were killed, and 11 were wounded in the latest violence: In Baaj, authorities found the bodies of two people who were kidnapped recently from al-Shamiya village. Nine police officers were wounded when a bomb exploded in Mukhisa. A bomb in Jurf al-Nasr wounded two militiamen. Twelve militants were killed in an operation near Badush. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a […]

Eight people were killed, and another was wounded in the latest violence: One policeman was killed, and another was wounded during an ISIS attack in Saadouniya. Near Sulaimaniya, a dumped body was found. A woman’s body was found dumped near Wajihiya. Clashes in Jurf al-Nasr left five militants dead. In Baghdad, no casualties were reported after a rocket attack on the Green Zone. Also, Human Rights […]

Two people died in recent violence: A 16-year-old protestor died of his injuries in a hospital in Sulaimaniya. The boy was shot on December 8 by security forces. ISIS militants killed a man in Kirkuk province. An officer was wounded during an ISIS attack in Mukhisa. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for […]

Four people were killed in the latest violence: Another well-known activist has been assassinated in Baghdad. Salah al-Iraqi was shot five times. In Amara, gunmen killed a professor; Dr. Ahmed al-Sharif taught at al-Manara College. Separately, a sound bomb was thrown at the home of the president of Maysan University, but no casualties were reported. Also, demonstrations in Nasariya resumed. Two militants were killed in the […]

Three people were killed, and nine were wounded in the latest violence: One Peshmerga member was killed, and two more were wounded during clashes with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) in Amedi. In Kufa, a random shooting left one dead and one wounded. A bomb killed a farmer near Alam. Four people were wounded by a bomb blast in Shoura. An ISIS attack in Muqdadiya left […]