Violence in the news: 57 reports in the week to Oct 20, 2026 · ×1.1 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Protests in the news: 1 reports in the week to Oct 20, 2026 · ×0.3 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Model estimate for October 2026: 1–32 deaths (UCDP, the month before: 6). An estimate from the news, not a count. How the model works →
Level, last 60 days
Deaths 30 d
6
UCDP up to 2026-09-30
Per million 90 d
1.1
last 90 days
Civilians
2%
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
4
Population
47.0 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
4 / 7
near violence / total; 0 nuclear
Why this level2
- +2UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the countryUK FCDO travel advice
- +12 deaths in organised violence in the latest 30 days of UCDP dataUCDP GED Candidate
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
Violence deaths, 30 days
2
Violence incidents, 30 days
1
Confirmed outages, places, 24 h
1
Travel advice level (FCDO)
3
Refugees who fled
367 558
Power plants near violence
3
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
Iraq, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.
The latest week may be incomplete.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-09-30
Who the violence is between
Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.
- State-based conflict · 98%
- Non-state conflict · 0%
- Against civilians · 2%
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Food, displacement, sanctions
- People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
- –
- 2026-09
- Share in food crisis
- –
- 2026-09
- Undernourishment
- 13.4%
- 2024
- Refugees who fled
- 367,558
- 2025
- Refugees hosted
- 345,711
- 2025
- Internally displaced
- 997,334
- 2025
- Sanctions designations
- 549
- 2026-10-20
- GDP per person
- $5,410
- 2025
FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions
People in crisis-level food insecurity
FEWS NET does not cover this country.
Latest incidents of organised violence25
| Date | Place | Sides | Deaths | Civilians | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | Kirkuk | Government of Iraq – IS | 2 | 0 | Xinhua News Agency |
| 2026-09-26 | Kirkuk | Government of Iraq – IS | 1 | 1 | Xinhua News Agency |
| 2026-09-11 | Wadi al-Shai in the southern part of Kirkuk province | Government of Iraq – IS | 2 | 0 | BBC Monitoring News Alert |
| 2026-09-03 | northern Kirkuk province | Unidentified armed group (Iraq) – Unidentified armed group (Iraq) | 1 | 0 | Xinhua News Agency |
| 2026-08-27 | Baghdad’s southern district of Dora | Unidentified armed group (Iraq) – Unidentified armed group (Iraq) | 2 | 0 | Associated Press Newswires, Xinhua News Agency |
| 2026-07-29 | Iraqi provinces of Basra, Diyala (6-7+ killed), Salahuddin, Nineveh (8+ killed), and Karbala | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) – Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 12 | 0 | Reuters News, Reuters News, Agence France Presse |
| 2026-07-29 | Iraqi provinces of Basra, Diyala (6-7+ killed), Salahuddin, Nineveh (8+ killed), and Karbala /4th Battalion of the 30th Brigade and the Anti-Armor Directorate in the Nineveh Plain area, near northern | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) – Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 8 | 0 | Reuters News, Reuters News, Agence France Presse |
| 2026-07-29 | Iraqi provinces of Basra, Diyala (6-7+ killed), Salahuddin, Nineveh (8+ killed), and Karbala | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) – Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 7 | 0 | Reuters News, Reuters News, Agence France Presse |
| 2026-07-18 | air base in Irbil. | Government of Iran – Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | 1 | 0 | Reuters News, Associated Press Newswires |
| 2026-07-17 | Zirgwezala area of Sulaymaniyah province / camps in Zargawila, Qaradagh, and Qasardi | Government of Iran – Komalah | 9 | 0 | Agence France Presse, Agence France Presse, ANF News |
| 2026-07-11 | Khnera desert in the Bradost region | Government of Iran – Civilians | 1 | 0 | BBC Monitoring Round-up |
| 2026-07-05 | villages of Chia Charmak and Darman on the small river in the district of Pardey in Kirkuk province, Pirde area (Altun Kupri), near the Dibis district in the northern province of Kirkuk. | Government of Iraq – IS | 5 | 0 | Xinhua News Agency, Rudaw, BBC Monitoring Round-up |
| 2026-07-05 | Pirde area (Altun Kupri), near the Dibis district in the northern province of Kirkuk. | Government of Iraq – IS | 2 | 0 | Xinhua News Agency, BBC Monitoring Round-up |
| 2026-06-27 | Irbil | Government of Iran – PAK | 1 | 0 | BBC Monitoring Round-up |
| 2026-06-11 | Bashir subdistrict, Kirkuk | Government of Iraq – IS | 3 | 0 | epic |
| 2026-06-11 | Buhruz subdistrict of Diyala province | Government of Iraq – IS | 2 | 0 | Xinhua News Agency, epic |
| 2026-06-04 | al-Yarmouk subdistrict near Ramadi, Anbar province | Government of Iraq – IS | 1 | 1 | epic |
| 2026-06-03 | al-Baaj desert in the western part of Nineveh | Government of Iraq – IS | 3 | 0 | Xinhua News Agency |
| 2026-05-28 | in Maysan province | Unidentified armed group (Iraq) – Unidentified armed group (Iraq) | 1 | 0 | BBC Monitoring News Alert |
| 2026-05-27 | in the northern province of Kirkuk | Government of Iraq – IS | 4 | 0 | Xinhua News Agency |
| 2026-05-23 – 2026-05-24 | in the town of al-Hadar (Hatra), south-west of Mosul. province of Nineveh, desert area | Government of Iraq – IS | 3 | 0 | Xinhua News Agency, BBC Monitoring Report |
| 2026-05-23 | Wadi al-Shay area | Government of Iraq – IS | 4 | 0 | Xinhua News Agency, Xinhua News Agency |
| 2026-05-15 | Sinjar | Government of Iraq – IS | 1 | 0 | Hawar News |
| 2026-05-14 | Wadi al-Shai area in Kirkuk Province | Government of Iraq – IS | 1 | 0 | BBC Monitoring Round-up |
| 2026-05-06 | Himreen Mountains within Kirkuk province | Government of Iraq – IS | 3 | 0 | Xinhua News Agency, Iraq Security and Humnaitarian Monitor |
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-09-30
Conflicts, 90 days6
- Yemen (North Yemen): Government27
- Iraq: Government12
- Iran: Kurdistan9
- Unidentified armed group (Iraq)3
- Government of Iran - Civilians1
- Iran - Israel, United States of America1
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days0
None in the last 30 days.
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS
Power plants near danger4
Al-Shemal · Oil · 2,100 MW
1 incidents within 50 km in 90 days, nearest 35 km
Erbil · Gas · 1,500 MW
3 incidents within 50 km in 90 days, nearest 22 km
Mosul Dam · Hydro · 1,052 MW
1 incidents within 50 km in 90 days, nearest 42 km
Shatt Al-Basra · Gas · 1,250 MW
2 incidents within 50 km in 90 days, nearest 40 km
Distance only: this does not mean a plant was affected.
WRI Global Power Plant Database; UCDP; GDACS · USGS
Next 7 days in Baghdad
| Day | °C | Rain | Gusts | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 21 | 21…32 | 0.0 mm | 21 km/h | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 23…33 | 0.0 mm | 30 km/h | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 21…31 | 0.0 mm | 22 km/h | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 21…29 | 0.0 mm | 22 km/h | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 19…29 | 0.0 mm | 25 km/h | |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 21…33 | 0.0 mm | 19 km/h | |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 23…33 | 0.0 mm | 40 km/h |
Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Food prices in markets24
| Item | Price | USD | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice / KG | 2,500 IQD | 1.65 | +18% |
| Wheat flour / KG | 800 IQD | 0.53 | -20% |
| Sugar / KG | 1,500 IQD | 0.99 | 0% |
| Oil (vegetable) / L | 2,500 IQD | 1.65 | +11% |
| Potatoes / KG | 1,000 IQD | 0.66 | +33% |
| Fish / KG | 5,000 IQD | 3.30 | -9% |
| Meat (beef) / KG | 16,000 IQD | 10.55 | 0% |
| Meat (chicken) / KG | 4,000 IQD | 2.64 | 0% |
| Cheese (local) / KG | 10,000 IQD | 6.60 | +48% |
| Milk / L | 2,000 IQD | 1.32 | +14% |
| Salt (iodised) / KG | 750 IQD | 0.49 | 0% |
| Tea / KG | 9,000 IQD | 5.94 | +24% |
| Fuel (gas) / Cylinder | 7,500 IQD | 4.95 | +7% |
| Fuel (kerosene) / L | 400 IQD | 0.26 | -16% |
| Fuel (petrol-gasoline) / L | 460 IQD | 0.30 | +2% |
| Wage (non-qualified labour) / Day | 25,000 IQD | 16.49 | 0% |
| Beans (white) / KG | 2,900 IQD | 1.91 | +16% |
| Lentils / KG | 2,000 IQD | 1.32 | 0% |
| Dates / KG | 1,500 IQD | 0.99 | -25% |
| Tomatoes / KG | 1,000 IQD | 0.66 | 0% |
| Bulgur / KG | 1,750 IQD | 1.15 | +17% |
| Pasta / 250 G | 750 IQD | 0.49 | +50% |
| Eggs / 30 pcs | 7,500 IQD | 4.95 | +25% |
| Meat (lamb) / KG | 22,000 IQD | 14.51 | +10% |
Median retail price across markets in the latest month reported (2026-10); change against the same month a year before.
WFP · HDX (CC BY-IGO)