Iraq In 2013: 7,800 Civilians Killed

2013 was the deadliest year in Iraq since 2008, according to UN statistics.

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(TRNS) – More than 7,800 civilians were killed in Iraq last year, making 2013 the deadliest year in the country since 2008.

“This is a sad and terrible record which confirms once again the urgent need for the Iraqi authorities to address the roots of violence to curb this infernal circle,” U.N. Special Representative for Iraq Mr. Nickolay Mladenov said of the casualty figures. “The level of indiscriminate violence in Iraq is unacceptable.”

Nearly 18,000 Iraqi civilians were injured over the past year, according to data released by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).

UNAMI registered 6,787 civilians deaths in Iraq in 2008, as the aftermath of the U.S.’s January 2007 “surge” continued to leave its mark on the country.

10,130 civilians were killed in 2008, according to the non-profit website Iraq Body Count (IBC). Estimates from the IBC average slightly higher than data from UNAMI.

Iraq is due to hold parliamentary elections in April, leading to concern that similar patterns of violence surrounding past votes could be repeated.

The non-profit website Iraq Body Count reported that 228 persons were killed during the roughly three-week-long parliamentary election campaign in 2010.

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