Wednesday, January 17, 2007

IRAQ: UN death figures paint a grim picture

UNAMI's latest figures

34,452 Iraqi civilians killed in 2006 36,685 wounded in 2006 6,376 killed in Novermber and December 4,731 killed in November and December in Baghdad

The report, which covered the period of 1 November to 31 December 2006, stated that 6,376 civilians were killed violently in November and December - 4,731 of them in Baghdad - and that most died as a result of gunshot wounds. This breaks down to be just over 100 deaths a day in 2006.

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