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Security Situation and Violence Continue to Take a
Terrible Toll on the Men, Women and Children
from all of Iraqs Communities
Baghdad, 1 June 2015 According to casualty figures released
today by UNAMI, a total of 1,031 Iraqis were killed and another
1,684 were injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict
in May 2015*.
The number of civilians killed was 665 (including 59 civilian
police and casualty figures in Anbar), and the number of civilians
injured was 1,313 (including 86 civilian police and casualty figures
in Anbar).
A further 366 members of the Iraqi Security Forces (including
Peshmerga, SWAT and militias fighting alongside the Iraqi Army /
Not including casualties from Anbar Operations) were killed and
371 were injured.
Baghdad was the worst affected Governorate with 1,044 civilian
casualties (343 killed, 701 injured). Diyala suffered 134 killed and
88 injured, while Salahadin suffered 24 killed and 32 injured,
Ninewa 42 killed and Zero injured; and Kirkuk 16 killed and 06
injured.
According to information obtained by UNAMI from the Health
Directorate in Anbar, the Governorate suffered a total of 583
civilian casualties (102 killed and 481 injured). This included 29

killed and 267injured in Ramadi and 73 killed and 214 injured in

Fallujah.
Current developments in and around the city of Ramadi and in
Anbar Governorate once again showed grave consequences of
ISILs actions for civilians, as around 237,786 individuals have
been displaced from and within Anbar Governorate to date, while
thousands were killed and injured, sometimes in the most
horrendous way, the Special Representative of the United Nations
Secretary-General for Iraq Jan Kubi said, underscoring that a
military solution alone will not be enough to defeat ISIL. For any
military gains to be sustainable, the government of Iraq must adopt
a set of confidence-building measures towards disaffected
communities, enabling them to assume a share in governing their
matters, and assuring them of the States ability to ensure their
protection from violence, to deliver justice and create conditions
for their fair participation in society, SRSG Kubi further stated.
* CAVEATS: In general, UNAMI has been hindered in effectively
verifying casualties in conflict areas. Figures for casualties from
Anbar Governorate are provided by the Health Directorate and are
noted below. Casualty figures obtained from the Anbar Health
Directorate might not fully reflect the real number of casualties in
those areas due to the increased volatility of the situation on the
ground and the disruption of services. In some cases, UNAMI
could only partially verify certain incidents. UNAMI has also
received, without being able to verify, reports of large numbers of
casualties along with unknown numbers of persons who have died
from secondary effects of violence after having fled their homes
due to exposure to the elements, lack of water, food, medicines and
health care. For these reasons, the figures reported have to be
considered as the absolute minimum.
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For more information, please contact:

Ms. Eliana Nabaa, Director of Public Information/Spokesperson
United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)
Phone: +964 790 193 1281,
Email: nabaa@un.org
or the UNAMI Public Information Office: unami-information@un.org