The human cost of the US-led war in Iraq

NICOSIA (AFP) Apr 03, 2003
Here is a breakdown of casualty figures given by various sources for the US-led war in Iraq that was in its 15th day on Thursday. 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 472 and a maximum of 844 Iraqis killed, and between 4,399 and 5,994 wounded.

According to US military:

40 killed in action

7 killed in accidents

Two killed by fellow US soldier

15 missing and 150 wounded.

These figures do not include two soldiers said to have died Thursday morning southwest of Baghdad, the occupants of a Black Hawk helicopter shot down Wednesday, or the pilot of an F/A 18 fighter also downed Wednesday, possibly by "friendly fire."

Britain

According to British military:

Six killed in action

16 killed in accidents

Five killed by "friendly fire"

Media

Australian cameraman killed by carbomb in Kurdistan, northern Iraq

Iranian BBC photographer killed by landmine in Kurdistan

British cameraman British television reporter killed, two missing near Umm Qasr

British television reporter killed in accident in Kurdistan

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