The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) announced that a total of 386 Iraqi civilians were killed and another 1,066 were injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in December 2016.

    A statement by UNAMI said that Ninawa was the worst affected Governorate with 719 civilian casualties: 208 killed and 511 injured.

    Baghdad came second with 109 killed and 523 injured, and Kirkuk had 64 killed and 27 injured. "Though the figures for December are lower than previous months, we are nevertheless noticing an increase in terrorist bombings towards the end of the month and in the last couple of days, targeting civilians," Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq (SRSG) Jan Kubis said.

Source: QNA