The United Nations says 1,792 people were killed in violence in Iraq in October, up from 1,003 the previous month.
The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq says in a statement that 1,120 of those killed last month were civilians. The other 672 were members of Iraqi security forces, including the Kurdish peshmerga, Interior Ministry, SWAT forces and militias fighting alongside the Iraqi army.
UNAMI says 1,358 other people were wounded.
The worst-hit city is Baghdad with 268 civilians killed and 807 wounded, while the militant-held Ninevah province comes next with 566 killed and 59 wounded. Much of Ninevah province, including its capital Mosul, is controlled by Islamic State.
The UN envoy in Iraq, Jan Kubis, warned that civilians in Mosul and surrounding areas "are once again in harm's way" due to ongoing military operations and IS tactics of using them as human shields.
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