2042 Iraqis killed, injured in November 2013 – United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) According to casualty figures released today by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), in November a total of 659 Iraqis were killed and another 1,373 were wounded in acts of terrorism and violence. A statement by the UNAMI received by IraqiNews.com cited “Some 565 civilians (including 120 civilian police) were killed last month, while some 1,186 persons (including 239 civilian police) were injured. A further 94 members of the Iraqi Security Forces were killed and 187 were injured.” “While indiscriminate bombings and other attacks continue to take a terrible toll on Iraqis every day, I am profoundly disturbed by the recent surge in execution-style killings that have been carried out in a particularly horrendous and unspeakable manner,” said the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq (SRSG), Mr. Nickolay Mladenov.

“As a matter of urgency, the Iraqi authorities should take immediate steps to find and hold accountable the perpetrators of these crimes and to implement effective measures to ensure the protection of all citizens,” he added. Baghdad was the worst affected Governorate with 623 civilian casualties (224 killed, 399 injured), followed by Nineveh (107 killed, 224 injured), Salah-il-Din (88 killed, 230 injured), and Diyala (82 killed, 151 injured). Anbar, Kirkuk, Babil, and Wasit, also reported casualties (double digit figures). The entire figure of civilians killed between January and November 2013 is 7,157 in addition to 952 Iraqi Security Forcesnd.