Violence kills 670 across Iraq in February: UN

The United Nations says continuous violence has left at least 670 Iraqis dead in February, of whom about two-thirds were civilians.

In a statement issued yesterday, the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, known as UNAMI, put the number of civilian casualties, including the federal police, civil defence forces and personal security details, at 410. The rest were security forces, including Kurdish peshmerga and paramilitary troops.

It added that a total of 1,290 people were wounded, including 1,050 civilians. Last month, causality figures were at least 849 killed and 1,450 wounded.

The last month saw significant deterioration in Iraq's security situation, with two massive bombings in as many days by the Islamic State group in the town of Muqdadiyah and in Baghdad that killed at least 110 people.