Iraq's annual death toll highest in five years - UN

The United Nations says at least 7,818 civilians and 1,050 members of the security forces were killed in violent attacks across Iraq in 2013. December alone saw at least 759 people killed, 661 of them civilians. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25568687#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa