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United Nations says 1466 Iraqis killed in June

United Nations has released its monthly report on casualties in Iraq

 

The United Nations has released its monthly report on casualties in Iraq, bringing the total number of civilians killed in 2015 to almost 4,000.
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq, Mr. Ján Kubiš said in a statement that 665 civilians were killed in June, with 1,032 more injured. Iraqi Security Forces lost 801 members, excluding the fighters in the ongoing operations in Anbar Province. 655 members of the ISF were injured.
Baghdad Governorate suffered almost 1,000 civilian casualties (324 killed, 650 injured). Figures for other areas of the country include: in Anbar 136 killed and 163 injured, Diyala suffered 87 killed and 157 injured, while Salahuddin recorded 75 killed and 52 injured in addition to Nineveh recording 27 kills and Kirkuk 7 killed and 8 injured.
Kubiš said that the terrorists of the so called IS and sectarian extremists are largely responsible for this violence which has affected all aspects of life in Iraq.

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