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. 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 Web site at [http://www.defenselink.mil/news/]. Click on "OIF Casualty Update." A detailed casualty summary which includes data on deaths by cause, as well as statistics on soldiers wounded in action, is available at the following DoD Web site: [http://web1.whs.osd.mil/mmid/casualty/OIF-Total.pdf].

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 02, 2003
Accession Number
ADA476131

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  • Glenda Richardson

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  • Library of Congress

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  • Abstracts
  • Casualties
  • Combat Operations
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fatalities
  • Information Operations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Statistics
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