“With nearly 12,000 people killed and nearly 22,000 injured since the beginning of 2014, Iraqis continue to be daily subjected to the unspeakable horrors of killing, maiming, reign of terror, displacement, extreme forms of intolerance and poverty”, said the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Iraq, Nickolay Mladenov.

The UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) reported that the number of civilians killed and wounded was around three times the size of the number of Iraqi Security Forces members, with civilians accounting for at least 936 of deaths and no fewer than 1,826 of those injured.

The figures for Iraqi Security Forces personnel killed amounted to 296, though the figures did not include casualties from operations in Anbar, with 608 injured.

The worst affected Governorate was Baghdad, which saw 1,253 civilian casualties, including 332 killed. Though the total casualty numbers recorded in Anbar were lower, more people – a total of 402 – were killed.

The Mission obtains its figures for casualties in Anbar Governorate from the Health Directorate there and in some cases, UNAMI could only partially verify certain incidents. The Mission also received, without being able to verify, reports of large numbers of casualties who died from secondary effects of violence after fleeing their homes.

UNAMI’s figures, which are conservative and which may under-report the actual numbers, should be considered the absolute minimum.

Summary

Month

Civilian Casualties

Injured

November 2014

936

1826

October 2014

856

1490

September 2014

854

1604

August 2014

1265

1198

July 2014

1186

1978

June 2014

1531

1763

May 2014

603

1108

April 2014

610

1311

March 2014

484

1104

February 2014

564

1179

January 2014

618

1052

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.