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Total Number of Incidents in Iraq

 

 

 

 

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

2007

Attacks

Deaths

1,610

2,183

1,552

2,399

2,284

2,601

2,857

2,661

2,548

2,820

2,172

1,448

2,460

1,425

3,303

2,558

2,999

1,535

2,676

1,329

2,465

1,064

2,645

1,014

2008

Attacks

Deaths

2,175

1,064

1,705

1,304

1,932

2,011

2,116

1,869

1,574

1,000

1,675

821

1,455

688

1,362

628

1,665

625

1,273

559

935

463

801

504

2009

Attacks

Deaths

859

308

853

284

775

338

830

476

765

350

729

522

669

333

711

517

805

326

661

282

600

163

652

408

2010

Attacks

Deaths

703

265

707

347

1,043

517

863

554

909

540

684

440

800

565

829

521

736

345

631

260

708

294

600

207

2011

Attacks

Deaths

392

265

363

270

569

275

467

279

561

319

545

424

404

381

376

455

283

421

406

416

268

264

293

381

2012

Attacks

Deaths

330

500

299

254

239

294

301

320

166

146

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Total Number of Attacks in Iraq by Category

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Total Number of Deaths in Iraq by Category

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AOG: Armed Opposition Group

CDF: Civil Defence Forces

FW: Foreign Worker

HG: Hand Grenade

IC: Iraqi Civilian

IDF: Indirect Fire

IED: Improvised Explosive Device

IO: Iraqi Official

IP: Iraqi Police

ISF: Iraqi Security Forces

IVF: IED/VBIED Found

MNF: Multi National Forces

RPG: Rocket Propelled Grenade

SAF: Small Arms Fire

UB: Unidentified Body

VBIED: Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device

 

* Note: This information was collated from various sources around the country. The UN cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information. It does not represent the official views of the Organization, but provides a snapshot of information available at this time. The information is provided to humanitarian security managers in the interests of our mutual safety and all decisions made on the basis of, or with consideration to, such information remains the responsibility of respective organizations.