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UN says violence in Iraq kills at least 1100 in February
(MENAFN- Arab News) BAGHDAD: The UN mission to Iraq said Sunday that violence claimed the lives of at least 1100 Iraqis in February including more than 600 civilians.
The UN Assistance Mission in Iraq said in a statement that 611 civilians were among 1103 people killed last month with the rest hailing from the security forces. It said at least 2280 people were wounded including 1353 civilians. January's death toll was at least 1375.
The most violent city was the capital Baghdad with 329 civilians killed and 875 wounded it said.
The UN numbers also offer minimal estimates for areas under the control of the Islamic State group which holds a third of Iraq but excludes the country's Anbar province.
UN envoy Nickolay Mladenov blamed the deaths on the extremist group government forces and pro-government Shiite militias.
'Daily terrorist attacks perpetrated by ISIL continue to deliberately target all Iraqis' Mladenov said in the statement using an acronym for the Islamic State group. 'There are also concerning reports of a number of revenge killings by armed groups in areas recently liberated from ISIL.'
He called on Iraq's fractured leaders to reconcile saying 'an exclusively military solution to the problem of ISIL is impossible.'
The statement came a day after series of attacks targeting public places and Shiite militia checkpoints in and around the capital killed at least 37 people. The deadliest near the city of Samarra saw two suicide car bombers attack checkpoints manned by Shiite militiamen killing 16 Shite fighters and wounding 31.
Hours later the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the Samarra attacks in a statement posted on a Twitter account used by the militants.
The Islamic State extremist group and other Sunni insurgents seized control of much of western and northern Iraq last year. According to UNAMI last year was the deadliest in Iraq since the peak of the country's sectarian conflict in 2006-2007 with a total of 12282 people killed and 23126 wounded.
The UN Assistance Mission in Iraq said in a statement that 611 civilians were among 1103 people killed last month with the rest hailing from the security forces. It said at least 2280 people were wounded including 1353 civilians. January's death toll was at least 1375.
The most violent city was the capital Baghdad with 329 civilians killed and 875 wounded it said.
The UN numbers also offer minimal estimates for areas under the control of the Islamic State group which holds a third of Iraq but excludes the country's Anbar province.
UN envoy Nickolay Mladenov blamed the deaths on the extremist group government forces and pro-government Shiite militias.
'Daily terrorist attacks perpetrated by ISIL continue to deliberately target all Iraqis' Mladenov said in the statement using an acronym for the Islamic State group. 'There are also concerning reports of a number of revenge killings by armed groups in areas recently liberated from ISIL.'
He called on Iraq's fractured leaders to reconcile saying 'an exclusively military solution to the problem of ISIL is impossible.'
The statement came a day after series of attacks targeting public places and Shiite militia checkpoints in and around the capital killed at least 37 people. The deadliest near the city of Samarra saw two suicide car bombers attack checkpoints manned by Shiite militiamen killing 16 Shite fighters and wounding 31.
Hours later the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the Samarra attacks in a statement posted on a Twitter account used by the militants.
The Islamic State extremist group and other Sunni insurgents seized control of much of western and northern Iraq last year. According to UNAMI last year was the deadliest in Iraq since the peak of the country's sectarian conflict in 2006-2007 with a total of 12282 people killed and 23126 wounded.
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