伊拉克年近7千平民死於恐怖襲擊和其他暴力
The United Nations said Monday that terrorism and other acts of violence in Iraq killed at least 6,878 civilians and wounded another 12,388 last year.
But the casualty figures may actually be higher because they do not include civilians who were killed or injured in Iraq's western Anbar province during the months of May, July, August and December.
不過，實際的傷亡數字可能更高，因爲這些數字並沒有算上5月，7月，8月和12月在伊拉克西部安巴爾省的平民傷亡數字。The U.N. said civilian casualty figures for December are lower compared to previous months, despite noticing an increase in terrorist bombings toward the end of the month that targeted civilians.
聯合國說，儘管恐怖分子去年年底前增加了針對平民的恐怖爆炸襲擊，不過12月的傷亡人數比前幾個月有所下降。
"There is, no doubt, an attempt by Daesh (an Arabic acronym for Islamic State) to divert attention from their losses in (the Iraqi city) of Mosul and, unfortunately, it is the innocent civilians who are paying the price," said Jan Kubis, Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary General for Iraq.
聯合國祕書長的伊拉克特別代表簡·庫比斯說：“毫無疑問，伊斯蘭國極端組織在摩蘇爾遭遇失敗後企圖轉移人們的注意，不幸的是，無辜的平民爲此付出了代價。”
