Iraq's civilian death toll declines by almost 80 percent after defeat of Islamic State
AFP
So far, Muslim holy month of Ramadan has gone without major violence, unlike in previous years
Saturday 9 June 2018
The number of Iraqi civilians killed in acts of violence since the beginning of the year has significantly dropped, largely because of the defeat of the Islamic State (IS) group, United Nations and a monitor have said.
Reports released this week by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the Iraq Body Count database indicate there was an 80 percent drop in civilian deaths in the first five months of 2018 compared with the same period last year.
UNAMI said 477 Iraqis were killed in acts of violence since the beginning of the year compared with 2,014 in the first five months of 2017, a drop of 76 percent.
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There is no time to play the blame game, there has been a big problem over there and hopefully, it is being successfully dealt with.
