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Key points to consider about Iraq War casualty figures
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More than a decade after the US invasion of Iraq, the country’s violent death rates are still frighteningly high; more than 300 Iraqis were killed last week, according to London-based NGO Iraq Body Count. The causes range from ubiquitous IED explosions in Baghdad to mass executions in Mosul, ISIS’s de facto Iraqi capital. But this […]
www.cjr.orgFrom the beginning of the Iraq war, in March of 2003, to the present day, controversy has swirled around the death toll of the war. This paper narrows down the range of uncertainty for the numbers and trends in violent deaths in the war. I assemble and appraise all primary sources that cover the period from March of 2003 onwards—six sample surveys plus a casualty recording project (Iraq Body Count [IBC]). Data permitting, I present cumulative monthly figures with, for the surveys, 95%...
journals.plos.orgAbout half a million people died in Iraq as a result of war-related causes between the US-led invasion in 2003 and mid-2011, an academic study suggests.
www.bbc.comPost-May 1 Toll Surpasses Pre-; Aid Groups To Reduce Staff
www.cbsnews.comU.S. Says 300 Militants Killed, 3 GIs Also Slain
www.cbsnews.comUp to 42 people died Tuesday during clashes between fighters loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and U.S. troops in a Baghdad neighborhood. U.S. death toll since the war began reaches 1,000.
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