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Government of Iraq: events recorded by UCDP

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UCDP recorded 43 eventsP that involve Government of Iraq in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 154P.

The low estimate is 153 and the high estimate is 157P. The count holds each event in which this actor is one of the two sides. It does not say which side caused a death. UCDP recorded these events in 1 country.

Among the 133 actors with a page, Government of Iraq has the 75th highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. Government of Iraq is one of the two sides in 0 percentP of the 22,144P events in all countries with a page. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 53 events that involve Government of Iraq. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 43P, which is down 19 percent. Over the same periods, the count for all countries with a page went from 27,291 to 22,144P, which is down 19 percent. Events of state-based armed conflict are 98 percentP of the events that involve Government of Iraq in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For all countries with a page, the share is 63 percentP.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

What UCDP calls an actor

A state or a non-state formally organised or informally organised group.

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Definitions, copied on .

Since the last update

The log has no change for Government of Iraq on record. ConflictStats read the UCDP files on . The data cover events through . Changes in the data

24 months

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Figure 1. Events that involve Government of Iraq, by month. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events.
Events that involve Government of Iraq, by month, newest first
MonthEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Sep 20263P5P
Aug 20260P0P
Jul 20262P7P
Jun 20264P9P
May 20266P16P
Apr 20264P9P
Mar 202620P94P
Feb 20261P2P
Jan 20261P8P
Dec 202500
Nov 202511
Oct 202513
Sep 202512
Aug 2025315
Jul 202511
Jun 202536
May 2025410
Apr 202513
Mar 202536
Feb 202539
Jan 2025724
Dec 2024925
Nov 2024521
Oct 20241357

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Countries and regions

Where UCDP recorded the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table of regions has 8 regions at most.

Table 1. Countries of the events that involve Government of Iraq, in name order
CountryEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Iraq43P154P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Table 2. Regions of the events that involve Government of Iraq, in name order
RegionCountryEvents
Al Anbār provinceIraq11P
Al Başrah provinceIraq1P
Arbīl provinceIraq1P
Baghdād provinceIraq3P
Diyālá provinceIraq1P
Kirkūk provinceIraq14P
Nīnawá provinceIraq7P
Şalāḩ ad Dīn provinceIraq2P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Figure 2. Events that involve Government of Iraq, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 43 events with 154 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Other sides

The other side of the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table has 6 names at most.

Table 3. Other sides in the events that involve Government of Iraq, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Government of Iran1P7P
Government of Israel, Government of United States of America22P95P
IS19P51P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 4. Government of Iraq: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict42P98%
Non-state conflict00%
One-sided violence against civilians1P2%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

Official channels

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Cite this page

ConflictStats. Government of Iraq: events recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/actor/government-of-iraq/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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Questions

How many events that involve Government of Iraq did UCDP record?

UCDP recorded 43 eventsP that involve Government of Iraq in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.

What is an actor in UCDP data?

UCDP calls each side of an event an actor. An actor is a state, or a non-state group that is formally or informally organised. This site writes the name as UCDP writes it. It replaces the name of a group that is named for a person.

In which countries did UCDP record these events?

UCDP recorded them in Iraq.

Are the figures of the latest months final?

No. The figures from January 2026 are from UCDP Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.