At least 236 were killed and 32 more were wounded across Iraq. Several bombs exploded in or near to Baghdad, but most of the dead were militants.

At least 65 people were killed and 26 were wounded in the latest attacks and battles. Shi’ite militias not only cleared Jurf al-Sakhar of Islamic State militants, they have, apparently, also cleared it of Sunni civilians. The last Sunnis who left the city were told...

At least 139 people were killed across Iraq. Bombers struck in the Baghdad area and in Kirkuk, which suffered its first major bombing in several months. Another 116 people were wounded.

A day after the Pentagon said that Iran had launched airstrikes on Islamic State militants in Iraq, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, without confirming the airstrikes, welcomed the new development. Despite the positive reaction, Iranian officials deny the strikes, and the White House continues to resist allowing the Iranians to join the coalition. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi was in Brussels asking the world community for more military and reconstruction help.

Several bombs were reported in Baghdad and Tuz Khormato, but they failed to leave a dramatic number of casualties. Most of the dead were militants killed in security operations. At least 205 people were killed and 29 more were wounded.

November closed with fewer reported deaths than did October, but at least 5,640 killed and 2,574 wounded during the month. Our analysis is below. On Monday, at least 465 were killed and 25 more were wounded, mostly in airstrikes and battles.

At least 110 people were killed and 15 more were wounded, as Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi revealed that 50,000 “ghost soldiers” were on the military payroll.

Few militant casualties were reported today. However, at least 40 people were killed. No wounded were reported.

At least 126 people were killed, mostly militants. Another 38 were wounded.

At least 181 people were killed and 14 were wounded in fresh violence. Most of the casualties occurred during fighting near Kirkuk.