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| UN says 178 people killed, wounded in acts of violence across Iraq in July |
| 2018-08-02 |
| Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) ‐ A total of 79 Iraqi non-combatants were killed and another 99 injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in July 2018, according to casualty figures recorded by the United Nations ...an idea whose time has gone... Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). The figures include ordinary citizens and others considered civilian at the time of death or injury, such as police in non-combat functions, civil defence, personal security teams, facilities protection police and fire department personnel. Of the overall figures recorded by UNAMI for the month of July, the number of civilians killed, excluding police, was 71, while the number of injured was 82. Baghdad was the worst affected Governorate, with 63 civilian casualties (30 killed, 33 injured), followed by Kirkuk (08 killed, 34 injured) and Ninevah (13 killed and 05 injured). According to information obtained by UNAMI from the Health Directorate in Anbar, the Governorate suffered a total of 16 civilian casualties (7 killed, 9 injured). Figures are updated until 31 July 2018, inclusive. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 Sounds like a holiday weekend in Chitown. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-08-02 11:45 |