More than 1,000 Iraqis Were Killed in the Month of Ramadan. Total Casualties - 1651

Total amount of deaths due to violence during the month of Ramadan  - 1651

Scores killed as Iraq marks end to bloody Ramadan

More than 1,000 Iraqis have been killed in July, the highest monthly death toll since 2008, according to the United Nations.

Jerusalem Post - This has been one of the deadliest Ramadan months in years, with regular bomb attacks killing scores of people, especially in the capital. The latest bombings were similar to attacks in Baghdad on Tuesday in which 50 died.

More than 1,000 Iraqis have been killed in July, the highest monthly death toll since 2008, according to the United Nations.

The Interior Ministry has said the country faced an "open war" fuelled by Iraq's sectarian divisions and has ramped up security in Baghdad, closing roads and sending out frequent helicopter patrols.

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