A total of 1,003 people were killed in violence across Iraq last month, according to the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).<\/p>\n
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A total of 1,003 people were killed in violence across Iraq last month, according to the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).<\/p>\n
In a report released Sunday, UNAMI said the fatalities included 609 civilians while 1,159 people were injured in September.<\/p>\n
Baghdad was the worst affected province with 1,127 civilian casualties (289 killed, 838 injured), the UN mission said.<\/p>\n
Iraq has suffered from a devastating security vacuum since mid-2014, when ISIS overran the northern city of Mosul before capturing additional territory in both Iraq and neighboring Syria.<\/p>\n
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