Iraqi Civilian Deaths Estimates

Fischer, Hannah

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Defense policy;    War casualties;    War;    Death;    Medicine;   

RP-ID  :  RS22537
RP-ID  :  RS22537_2008Aug27

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report presents various governmental and nongovernmental estimates of Iraqi civilian dead and wounded. The Department of Defense (DOD) regularly updates total U.S. military death and wounded statistics from Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). However, no Iraqi or U.S. government office regularly releases publicly available statistics on Iraqi civilian deaths or civilians who have been wounded. Statistics on Iraqi civilian dead and wounded are sometimes available through alternative sources, such as nonprofit organizations, or through statements made by officials to the press. Because these estimates are based on varying time periods and have been created using differing methodologies, readers should exercise caution when using these statistics and should look on them as guideposts rather than as statements of fact.