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Military Deaths By Time Period
Period
US
UK
Other*
Total
Days
Avg
Total
4224
178
139
4541
2122
2.14
7
98
2
0
100
175
0.57
6
1040
46
14
1100
534
2.06
5
933
32
21
986
412
2.39
4
715
13
18
746
318
2.35
3
580
25
27
632
216
2.93
2
718
27
59
804
424
1.9
1
140
33
0
173
43
4.02
*Fatalities by Nationality
Military Deaths By Year/Month
Period
US
UK
Other
Total
DayCount
Avg
Total
4224
178
139
4541
2125
2.14
1-2009
1-2009
3
0
0
3
11
0.27
12-2008
12-2008
14
2
0
16
31
0.52
11-2008
11-2008
17
0
0
17
30
0.57
10-2008
10-2008
14
0
0
14
31
0.45
9-2008
9-2008
25
0
0
25
30
0.83
8-2008
8-2008
23
0
0
23
31
0.74
7-2008
7-2008
13
0
0
13
31
0.42
6-2008
6-2008
29
0
2
31
30
1.03
5-2008
5-2008
19
0
2
21
31
0.68
4-2008
4-2008
52
0
0
52
30
1.73
3-2008
3-2008
39
1
0
40
31
1.29
2-2008
2-2008
29
1
0
30
29
1.03
1-2008
1-2008
40
0
0
40
31
1.29
12-2007
12-2007
23
1
1
25
31
0.81
11-2007
11-2007
37
2
1
40
30
1.33
10-2007
10-2007
38
1
1
40
31
1.29
9-2007
9-2007
66
2
2
70
30
2.33
8-2007
8-2007
84
4
0
88
31
2.84
7-2007
7-2007
80
8
1
89
31
2.87
6-2007
6-2007
101
7
0
108
30
3.6
5-2007
5-2007
126
3
2
131
31
4.23
4-2007
4-2007
104
12
1
117
30
3.9
3-2007
3-2007
81
1
0
82
31
2.65
2-2007
2-2007
81
3
1
85
28
3.04
1-2007
1-2007
83
3
0
86
31
2.77
12-2006
12-2006
112
1
2
115
31
3.71
11-2006
11-2006
70
6
2
78
30
2.6
10-2006
10-2006
106
2
2
110
31
3.55
9-2006
9-2006
72
3
2
77
30
2.57
8-2006
8-2006
65
1
0
66
31
2.13
7-2006
7-2006
43
1
2
46
31
1.48
6-2006
6-2006
61
0
2
63
30
2.1
5-2006
5-2006
69
9
1
79
31
2.55
4-2006
4-2006
76
1
5
82
30
2.73
3-2006
3-2006
31
0
3
34
31
1.1
2-2006
2-2006
55
3
0
58
28
2.07
1-2006
1-2006
62
2
0
64
31
2.06
12-2005
12-2005
68
0
0
68
31
2.19
11-2005
11-2005
84
1
1
86
30
2.87
10-2005
10-2005
96
2
1
99
31
3.19
9-2005
9-2005
49
3
0
52
30
1.73
8-2005
8-2005
85
0
0
85
31
2.74
7-2005
7-2005
54
3
1
58
31
1.87
6-2005
6-2005
78
1
4
83
30
2.77
5-2005
5-2005
80
2
6
88
31
2.84
4-2005
4-2005
52
0
0
52
30
1.73
3-2005
3-2005
35
1
3
39
31
1.26
2-2005
2-2005
58
0
2
60
28
2.14
1-2005
1-2005
107
10
10
127
31
4.1
12-2004
12-2004
72
1
3
76
31
2.45
11-2004
11-2004
137
4
0
141
30
4.7
10-2004
10-2004
64
2
2
68
31
2.19
9-2004
9-2004
80
3
4
87
30
2.9
8-2004
8-2004
66
4
5
75
31
2.42
7-2004
7-2004
54
1
3
58
31
1.87
6-2004
6-2004
42
1
7
50
30
1.67
5-2004
5-2004
80
0
4
84
31
2.71
4-2004
4-2004
135
0
5
140
30
4.67
3-2004
3-2004
52
0
0
52
31
1.68
2-2004
2-2004
20
1
2
23
29
0.79
1-2004
1-2004
47
5
0
52
31
1.68
12-2003
12-2003
40
0
8
48
31
1.55
11-2003
11-2003
82
1
27
110
30
3.67
10-2003
10-2003
44
1
2
47
31
1.52
9-2003
9-2003
31
1
1
33
30
1.1
8-2003
8-2003
35
6
2
43
31
1.39
7-2003
7-2003
48
1
0
49
31
1.58
6-2003
6-2003
30
6
0
36
30
1.2
5-2003
5-2003
37
4
1
42
31
1.35
4-2003
4-2003
74
6
0
80
30
2.67
3-2003
3-2003
65
27
0
92
12
7.67
U.S. Military Deaths By Year/Month
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total
2003
0
0
65
74
37
30
48
35
31
44
82
40
486
2004
47
20
52
135
80
42
54
66
80
64
137
72
849
2005
107
58
35
52
80
78
54
85
49
96
84
68
846
2006
62
55
31
76
69
61
43
65
72
106
70
112
822
2007
83
81
81
104
126
101
80
84
66
38
37
23
904
2008
40
29
39
52
19
29
13
23
25
14
17
14
314
2009
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
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Missing or Captured
Name
Date
Ahmed Qusai al-Taei: Status - missing-captured
23-Oct-2006
Fatalities - Self Inflicted
Army
Navy
Marines
AirForce
Total
Died of Self-Inflicted wounds
140
4
23
167
Source: Department of Defense (PDF)
U.S. Wounded
Item
Army
Navy
Marines
AirForce
Total
No Medical Air Transport Required
14,143
460
6,496
300
21,399
Medical Air Transport Required
7,091
165
2,025
94
9,375
Non-Hostile-Related Medical Air Transports
28,944
1,166
2,944
1,564
34,618
Non-Hostile Injuries - Medical Air Transport Required
7,204
326
1,175
382
9,087
Diseases/Other Medical - Medical Air Transport Required
21,740
840
1,769
1,182
25,531
Medical Air Transports (Hostile And Non-Hostile)
36,035
1,331
4,969
1,658
43,993
Source: Department of Defense (PDF)
By Month
Period
Wounded
Total
30,634
Sep-2008
40
Aug-2008
107
Jul-2008
156
Jun-2008
143
May-2008
197
Apr-2008
330
Mar-2008
327
Feb-2008
216
Jan-2008
234
Dec-2007
213
Nov-2007
203
Oct-2007
297
Sep-2007
361
Aug-2007
566
Jul-2007
616
Jun-2007
756
May-2007
658
Apr-2007
651
Mar-2007
619
Feb-2007
520
Jan-2007
647
Dec-2006
706
Nov-2006
548
Oct-2006
783
Sep-2006
791
Aug-2006
592
Jul-2006
525
Jun-2006
459
May-2006
444
Apr-2006
434
Mar-2006
499
Feb-2006
343
Jan-2006
288
Dec-2005
414
Nov-2005
399
Oct-2005
608
Sep-2005
545
Aug-2005
541
Jul-2005
478
Jun-2005
511
May-2005
570
Apr-2005
598
Mar-2005
370
Feb-2005
413
Jan-2005
497
Dec-2004
544
Nov-2004
1,431
Oct-2004
651
Sep-2004
709
Aug-2004
895
Jul-2004
552
Jun-2004
588
May-2004
759
Apr-2004
1,215
Mar-2004
324
Feb-2004
150
Jan-2004
187
Dec-2003
263
Nov-2003
336
Oct-2003
413
Sep-2003
247
Aug-2003
181
Jul-2003
226
Jun-2003
147
May-2003
55
Apr-2003
340
Mar-2003
208
By Week
Period
Wnd RTD
Wnd
12/27/08
3
13
12/24/08
14
11
12/16/08
9
-1
12/09/08
25
6
11/25/08
11
-3
11/18/08
6
33
10/11/08
10
9
11/05/08
1
9
10/28/08
13
-6
10/22/08
25
9
10/15/08
7
14
10/08/08
16
6
10/01/08
12
6
09/23/08
12
8
09/16/08
11
-3
09/09/08
34
32
08/26/08
5
2
08/19/08
26
26
08/12/08
96
-77
08/05/08
10
16
07/28/08
22
7
07/22/08
62
24
07/09/08
28
7
07/01/08
63
42
06/11/08
20
7
06/04/08
38
32
05/21/08
53
05/14/08
39
16
05/07/08
58
35
04/29/08
81
35
04/22/08
3
12
04/16/08
119
33
04/03/08
57
75
03/26/08
26
19
03/19/08
24
32
03/12/08
46
29
03/05/08
27
18
02/27/08
41
31
02/20/08
23
47
02/13/08
41
02/06/08
60
27
01/23/08
23
44
Wnd-RTD: Wounded in Action Return to Duty within 72 hours
Wnd: Wounded in Action Not Return to Duty within 72 hours
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U.S. Confirmed Deaths
Reported Deaths:
4225
Confirmed Deaths:
4222
Pending Confirmation:
3
DoD Confirmation List
Latest Coalition Fatalities
01/11/09
MNF: US Soldier killed by IED
A Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldier died when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle in eastern Baghdad at approximately 8 p.m. Jan. 10. The Soldier’s name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
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Iraqi Security Forces and Civilian Deaths Details
Period
Total
Jan-09
119
Dec-08
320
Nov-08
317
Oct-08
288
Sep-08
366
Aug-08
311
Jul-08
419
Jun-08
450
May-08
506
Apr-08
744
Mar-08
980
Feb-08
674
Jan-08
554
Dec-07
548
Nov-07
560
Oct-07
679
Sep-07
848
Aug-07
1,674
Jul-07
1,690
Jun-07
1,345
May-07
1,980
Apr-07
1,821
Mar-07
2,977
Feb-07
3,014
Jan-07
1,802
Dec-06
1,752
Nov-06
1,864
Oct-06
1,539
Sep-06
3,539
Aug-06
2,966
Jul-06
1,280
Jun-06
870
May-06
1,119
Apr-06
1,009
Mar-06
1,092
Feb-06
846
Jan-06
779
Iraqi Deaths
Note: Iraqi deaths based on news reports .
This is not a definitive count.
Actual totals for Iraqi deaths are higher than the numbers recorded on this site.
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The Times
‘I’m hit,’ I shouted, amazed by the fact I had been wounded
In November 2004 the Times journalist James Hider rode with US troops into the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah. In this excerpt from his new book The Spiders of Allah he describes the ferocity of the fighting, a close encounter with an Iraqi militant and how he was hit by shrapnel
Army Times
PTSD victim booted for ‘misconduct’
After serving two tours in Iraq — tours filled with killing enemy combatants and watching close friends die — Sgt. Adam Boyle, 27, returned home expecting the Army to take care of him.
01/11/09
Egypt returns stolen artifact to Iraq
Egypt's antiquities chief unveiled Sunday a bronze statue of what he described as an ancient Mesopotamian goddess that had been looted from Iraq.
01/11/09
VOA: Iraq Detains Alleged Leader of Sunni Insurgent Group
Iraqi security forces say they have captured the alleged leader of a Sunni Arab militant group suspected of several bombings and assassinations....officials have linked Thayer Kadhim Abid al-Suraiwi to some Iraqi politicians...
01/11/09
NYTimes: Sunni dispute roils Iraqi Parliament
The Iraqi Parliament plunged into a fresh crisis just before it was scheduled to reconvene over the weekend, when members of the main Sunni Arab coalition fell into bitter infighting over choosing a new Parliament speaker.
01/11/09
Reuters: Gunmen kill shop owner in eastern Baghdad
Gunmen stormed a money exchange shop, killing the owner and one of his employees, and wounding three other employees near eastern Baghdad's Palestine street, police said.
01/11/09
Reuters: Gunmen kill 3 policemen in central Mosul
Gunmen killed three policemen when they attacked a police patrol in central Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
01/11/09
Reuters: Two bodies found in Mosul
Two bodies of men who had been shot dead were found in Mosul on Saturday, police said.
01/11/09
Reuters: Four policemen wounded by IED in Baghdad
Four policemen were wounded by a roadside bomb on Saturday near al-Tayaran Square in central Baghdad, police said.
01/10/09
AP: Marine amputee back on the slopes
After losing a leg in Iraq in 2007, Cpl. Garrett Jones told doctors he wanted to have a family and snowboard. A family. No problem, they said. But snowboarding for an above-the-knee amputee...Two years later, 23-year-old Jones of Newberg is spinning 360s
01/10/09
Reuters: Iraq to fine media for biased, false election cover
Iraq has threatened to fine journalists covering the Jan. 31 local elections if they report inaccuracies or back any candidate, a move journalists' groups said could hurt the country's already beleaguered media.
01/10/09
UPI: U.S. to ask Iraq to keep certain prisoners
The United States will ask Iraq to take control of certain prisoners deemed to be radical extremists or current threats to security, the U.S. military says. U.S. military spokesman Neal Fisher said while some of the targeted prisoners have not...
01/10/09
AP: Iraqi govt won't forcibly evict Iranians
The Iraqi government has promised it won't forcibly evict an Iranian opposition group based in Iraq since Saddam Hussein's era, the U.S. ambassador said in a television interview broadcast Saturday.
01/10/09
AP: Marine gets 2 years for shooting friend
A Camp Pendleton Marine has been sentenced to two-years in prison after he accidentally shot his best friend to death in Iraq. Twenty-two-year-old Lance Cpl. Matthew Richard pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter after he shot...
01/09/09
AP: Iraq insists reporters agree to code of conduct
The government wants to require foreign and Iraqi journalists to sign a code of conduct in exchange for permission to attend this month's provincial elections, raising concerns among media analysts that independent coverage could be undermined.
01/09/09
AFFP: Sadr backers torch US, Israeli flags in Baghdad
Angry followers of radical Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr torched US and Israeli flags in a mass rally in Baghdad yesterday in protest at the two-week-old conflict in the Gaza Strip.
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