WASHINGTON DC — According to United Nations figures released on Tuesday, 1,325 people, including members of security forces, were killed in Iraq, and 1,811 others wounded in various acts of violence and terrorism in August.
The UN statistics showed that a total of 585 civilians, including 20 police, were killed and 1,103 others wounded in armed conflicts and terrorist acts, while 740 members of the Iraqi security forces, including members of the Peshmerga and pro-government militias, were killed, and 708 others wounded.
The figures show a reduction of civilian casualties as compared to July, in which 844 civilians were killed and 1,616 others wounded.
Speaking on the casualty figures, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq (SRSG) Jan Kubis deemed the successful implementation of reforms initiated by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi as a step towards restoring order in the country.
“With the steadily increasing number of casualties, internally displaced persons and the alarming rate of Iraqis fleeing war, persecution and poverty to seek refuge abroad, the successful implementation of the government reform plan will be paramount to restoring order, legality and social justice in the country, and renewing confidence in the fair participation of all in the society”, Kubis said in a statement.
Baghdad continues to top the number of casualties in August, with 1,069 civilian casualties (318 killed, 751 injured). Diyala suffered 108 killed and 162 injured; Nineveh 69 killed and three injured; Salahadin 23 killed and 13 injured and Kirkuk 17 killed and 15 injured.
There were 187 civilian casualties (39 killed and 148 injured) in Anbar province, based on the figures the UN received from the health directorate in Anbar.
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