November 2018 marks lowest casualty figures in Iraq in 6 Years
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, Dec 3, IRNA -- United Nations announced on Monday that the death toll of violent and armed conflicts in Iraq hit the lowest in the past six years in November.
A total of 41 Iraqi civilians were killed and another 73 were injured in terrorist acts and armed conflicts in Iraq in Novemebr 2018, according to a statement by United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
The body began recording the statistics in November 2012, the UN Information Center (UNIC) in Tehran reported on Monday.
"These are not just figures. They are human beings with families. But these figures, sad as they are, also reflect the continuing downward trend in the level of violence as the country recovers from its fight with terrorism and presses ahead towards a stable, prosperous future," said Ján Kubiš , the UN Special Representative for Iraq .
Baghdad, Ninewa, and Anbar were the most affected provinces with respectively 55, 27 and 19 civilian casualties.
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