UN: Violence in Iraq Killed 600 Civilians in February

More than 600 civilians were killed in acts of terrorism and violence in Iraq last month, bringing the death toll to nearly 11,000 in the past year, according to the latest estimates from the United Nations. While February was the least deadly month for civilians since May 2014, the number of non-combatants killed since the beginning of the year reflects at least a three-year high and escalating violence in Iraq, where the Islamic State group has taken a foothold after a bloody decade of...

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