The United Nations has said that the civilian death toll in Iraq was at least 12,282 in 2014 making it the deadliest year since the sectarian bloodshed of 2006-07.
The majority of the death occurred in the second half of 2014 as the militant group Islamic State (IS) expanded out of Anbar province leading to widespread clashes with security forces, reported News24.
The head of the UN political mission in Iraq Nickolay Mladenov said that Iraqi citizens continue to suffer from violence and terrorism.
IS militants have captured almost one-third of Iraq while the army, Shi'ite and Kurdish militia continue their battle against the jihadists.
In Baghdad, the violence was worst with 320 civilian deaths followed by Anbar province with 164 deaths.