Violence claimed 867 Iraqi lives in May: United Nations
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Iraqis check the damage after a bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle in northern Baghdad's Sadr City on May 17, 2016. ©AFP
Latest figures released by the UN show that acts of terrorism and violence left nearly 900 people dead in May as Takfiri Daesh terrorists step up their terror activities in the face of large-scale army operations.
According to Press TV quoting the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), a total of 867 Iraqis lost their lives last month, and 1,459 others were injured.
The UN mission added that there were 468 civilians among those killed, while the number of civilian injuries hit 1,041. Violence also claimed the lives of 399 members of the Iraqi security forces, and 418 others sustained injuries.
A large number of the fatalities were recorded in Baghdad, where 267 civilians were killed and 740 others wounded.
The troubled northern province of Nineveh saw 56 people killed. A total of 49 people died and 93 others were wounded in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala.
Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq Jan Kubis expressed remorse over the continuing loss of life as a result of violence in Iraq.
He urged the Baghdad government to take more effective measures to protect civilians against terrorist attacks.
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