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The confirmation comes from a UN body and an international NGO. To date, 477 deaths in violent attacks, compared to 2,014 in 2017 (down 76.3%). The collapse in violence also confirmed by peaceful Ramadan, plagued by bloody attacks in the past. Four people were arrested for setting fire to ballot storage warehouse ahead of vote recount.

Baghdad (AsiaNews / Agencies) - The number of civilian casualties in the context of attacks or episodes of violence has " significantly decreased” since the beginning of the year, largely following the defeat of the of the Islamic State jihadist militias (IS , ex Isis). According to Iraq, two international agencies, one linked to the UN and the other committed for years to monitoring the number of deaths in the Arab country, report on Iraq.

In a report released this week by the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (Unami) and the Iraq Body Count, it emerges that the victims among the population have decreased by 80% in the first five months of 2018, compared to the same period of the previous year. In 2018 there were 477 deaths in violent attacks, compared to 2,014 in 2017 (a decline of 76.3%).

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