The human cost of the US-led war in Iraq

NICOSIA (AFP) Apr 01, 2003
Here is a breakdown of casualty figures given by various sources for the US-led war in Iraq that was in its 13th day on Tuesday. Confirmation of the reports is often unavailable.

Iraq

The government and official media have given various figures for different parts of Iraq, often without specifying a time period or distinguishing between civilian and military losses:

An analysis of figures given by Baghdad indicates a minimum of 421 and maximum of 793 Iraqis killed, and between 4,006 and 5,601 wounded.

According to US military:

27 killed in action

12 killed in accidents

Two killed by fellow US soldier

Britain

According to British military:

Six killed in action

15 killed in accidents

Five killed by "friendly fire"

Media

Australian cameraman killed by carbomb in Kurdistan, northern Iraq

British television reporter killed, two missing near Umm Qasr

British television reporter killed in accident in Kurdistan

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