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Iraq: More than two-thirds of those killed in August civilians

In Iraq, a UNICEF child protection staff member speaks to children who are staying in the Amiriyat Al Fallujah IDP camp in the province of Anbar that has been established for internally displaced persons fleeing conflict in Fallujah. Photo: UNICEF/Overtoun Mgemezulu
In Iraq, a UNICEF child protection staff member speaks to children who are staying in the Amiriyat Al Fallujah IDP camp in the province of Anbar that has been established for internally displaced persons fleeing conflict in Fallujah. Photo: UNICEF/Overtoun Mgemezulu

NEW YORK – Civilians continue to disproportionately bear the burden of acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq, accounting for more than two-thirds of those killed or injured in the month of August, the United Nations mission announced this week.

“The bloodletting in Iraq continues without let-up,” the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Iraq, Ján Kubiš, said in a news release issued by the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI), which he heads. “Casualty figures remain too high and civilians again are bearing the brunt,” he added.

According to the UNAMI’s casualty figures for the month of August, a total of 691 Iraqis were killed and another 1,016 injured as a result of violence, excluding the western province Anbar, for which the mission has been unable to obtain the August figures from the local health department.

Of those killed, 473 of them – more than 68 per cent – were civilians, including 16 individuals who were members of the federal police, civil defence, personal security details, facilities protection police and fire department. Similarly, 813 of the victims – or about 80 per cent – of those injured were civilians, including 21 members of the previously mentioned civil security entities.

The mission noted that 218 members of the Iraqi Security Forces were killed and another 203 were injured.

In terms of casualties by location, the capital, Baghdad, was the worst affected governorate with 907 civilian casualties (231 killed, 676 injured). In the northern governorate of Ninewa, 116 were killed and 83 injured; in the northern governorate of Kirkuk 81 were killed and 13 injured; in the central governorate of Karbala 17 were killed and 25 injured; in the central governorate of Salahadin 14 were killed and four injured; and, in the eastern governorate of Diyala six were killed and five injured.

In the news release today, Mr. Kubiš also strongly condemned the terrorist attacks and violent acts, including recent suicide attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) at a wedding celebration in Ain Al-Tamr in Karbala that killed and wounded many, and bombings capital Baghdad.

“[We] reiterate our call on the parties to undertake every effort to safeguard the lives of civilians and urge Iraqis in general to show strength in unity in the face of this unrelenting violence,” he said.

Month Killed Injured
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

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 (*).

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