Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties

Abstract

The following casualty table was compiled by the Department of Defense (DoD), as tallied from DoD press releases. Table 1 provides statistics on fatalities during Operation Iraqi Freedom, which began on March 19, 2003, and is ongoing, as well as on the number of fatalities since May 1, 2003, plus statistics on those wounded, but not killed, since March 19, 2003. Statistics may be revised as circumstances are investigated and as all records are processed through the U.S. military's casualty system. This report will be updated semiweekly, but more frequent updates are available at DoD's website at [http://www.defenselink.mil/news/]; click on "OIF/OEF Casualty Update." A detailed casualty summary that includes data on deaths by cause, as well as statistics on soldiers wounded in action, is available at the following DoD website: [http://web1.whs.osd.mil/mmid/casualty/OIF-Total.pdf].

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 19, 2005
Accession Number
ADA476129

Entities

People

  • Hannah Fischer

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Casualties
  • Combat Operations
  • Congress
  • Death
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fatalities
  • Information Operations
  • Instructions
  • International Organizations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Statistics

Readers

  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense
  • Trauma or Military Medicine