Civilian Death Toll In Iraq Doubles To 17,000 In 2014 ‘Due To Rise Of ISIS’ – 2 January 2015

The number of civilians killed in Iraq in 2014 doubled from 9,743 in 2013, while compared to 2012, the number has grown nearly four times, Iraq Body Count reports.

“These numbers do not include combatant deaths, which even by the most cautious tallies have also seen a sharp rise in 2014,” the group said in its report.

24 civilians killed in #Iraq 31 December.
1,190 in December. 17,073 in 2014.

— Iraq Body Count (@iraqbodycount) January 1, 2015

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