Nearly 19,000 civilians were killed in war-torn Iraq with a staggering total of over 55,000 casualties since 2014, said a new UN report released on Tuesday. At least 18,802 civilians have been killed and another 36,245 wounded between January 1, 2014 and October 31, 2015, stated a new report jointly compiled by the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
Of the total number of casualties, at least 3,855 civilians were killed and 7,056 wounded between May 1 and October 31 last year — the period covered by the report.
Baghdad, Anbar and Diyala governorates were the most severely affected with Baghdad accounting for more than half of the deaths recording 6,168 civilian casualties.