Over 2,000 Iraqis killed or injured in September violence
Over 2,000 Iraqis killed or injured in September violence
More than 600 Iraqis - mostly civilians - lost their lives in violence last month, as the war between pro-government forces and the Islamic State group continues.
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The death toll in Iraq continues to climb despite IS losing ground [Getty]
More than 2,100 Iraqis have been killed or wounded in the month of September, according to a UN count.
The daily violence that affects much of Iraq is continuing to reap hundreds of victims, mostly civilians.
"The number of civilian deaths in the month of September amounts to 609 people, including 19 employees of the federal police and members of the civil defense force," said a statement from the United Nations Mission in Iraq.
"The number of injured civilians have rise to 951 people," the statement added.
Baghdad was the worst hit by the violence with civilian casualties amounting to 1,127 people, including 289 dead.
"The situation in Iraq is very sad because the numbers are very large and unacceptable, with Iraqis falling dead and wounded, with civilians bearing the brunt of the violence," said the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jan Kubis.
"We hope the killing stops with the holy month of Muharram," he said, referring to the first month of the Islamic year.
The Islamic State group overran large areas north and west of Baghdad in 2014.
Iraqi forces have since regained significant ground and are conducting operations to set the stage for the battle to recapture Mosul, the last IS-held city in the country.
The militants have responded to the battlefield setbacks by striking civilians, and experts have warned there may be more such attacks as the jihadis continue to lose ground.
Iraq descended into civil war and unrest shortly after the disastrous Anglo-American invasion of Iraq in 2003. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, mostly civilians, have been killed since.
The daily violence that affects much of Iraq is continuing to reap hundreds of victims, mostly civilians.
"The number of civilian deaths in the month of September amounts to 609 people, including 19 employees of the federal police and members of the civil defense force," said a statement from the United Nations Mission in Iraq.
"The number of injured civilians have rise to 951 people," the statement added.
Baghdad was the worst hit by the violence with civilian casualties amounting to 1,127 people, including 289 dead.
"The situation in Iraq is very sad because the numbers are very large and unacceptable, with Iraqis falling dead and wounded, with civilians bearing the brunt of the violence," said the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jan Kubis.
"We hope the killing stops with the holy month of Muharram," he said, referring to the first month of the Islamic year.
The Islamic State group overran large areas north and west of Baghdad in 2014.
Iraqi forces have since regained significant ground and are conducting operations to set the stage for the battle to recapture Mosul, the last IS-held city in the country.
The militants have responded to the battlefield setbacks by striking civilians, and experts have warned there may be more such attacks as the jihadis continue to lose ground.
Iraq descended into civil war and unrest shortly after the disastrous Anglo-American invasion of Iraq in 2003. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, mostly civilians, have been killed since.
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