Compiled by Paula Connelly
Casualties in Iraq
U.S. military:
29: Killed this weekend (1/19/07- 1/21/07):
2: Killed 1/19/07; 25: Killed 1/20/07; 2: Killed 1/21/07
3,280: Killed since the U.S. invasion of Iraq 3/20/03
Source: http://www.icasualties.org/
The weekend death toll of 27 made Saturday the third-deadliest day for United States forces since the war here began, according to the New York Times.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/22/world/middleeast/22iraq.html?ref=middleeast
The DOD confirmed the deaths of the following American service members this week, according to the New York Times on January 23, 2007:
BOREA, Russell P., 38, Sgt. First Class, Army; El Paso; First Cavalry Division.
CASTILLO, Luis J., 20, Lance Cpl., Marines; Lawton, Mich.; Fourth Marine Division.
CORBETT, Jason J., 23, Specialist, Army; Casper, Wyo.; 25th Infantry Division.
JAYNES, Allen B., 21, Pfc., Army; Henderson, Tex.; Second Infantry Division.
NEAL, Jacob H., 23, Cpl., Marines; San Marcos, Tex.; Fourth Marine Division.
RECHENMACHER, William J., 24, Specialist, Army; Jacksonville, Fla.; First Cavalry Division.
SCHOCKMEL, Collin R., 19, Specialist, Army; Richwood, Tex.; Second Infantry Division.
VALDIVIA, Jennifer A., 27, Petty Officer First Class; Cambridge, Ill.; Naval Security Force, Naval Support Activity.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/23/us/23list.html
For a more detailed list of U.S. Military killed in the War in Iraq go to: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties/2007.01.html
For the Department of Defense statistics go to: http://www.defenselink.mil/
Iraqi civilians:
98,000: Killed since 3/03
Source: www.thelancet.com
At least 88 Iraqi civilians were killed Monday when two car bombs exploded in a crowded downtown marketplace in Baghdad, according to the New York Times on January 23, 2007.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/23/world/middleeast/23iraq.html?ref=todayspaper
54,432 – 60,098: Killed since 1/03
For a week by week assessment of significant incidents and trends in Iraqi civilian casualties, go to A Week in Iraq by Lily Hamourtziadou. She is a member of the Iraq Body Count project, which maintains and updates the world’s only independent and comprehensive public database of media-reported civilian deaths in Iraq.
Source: http://www.iraqbodycount.net
A Week in Iraq: Week ending 21 January 2007: http://www.iraqbodycount.org/editorial/weekiniraq/27/
Iraq Military:
30,000: Killed since 2003
Source:http://www.infoshout.com
Journalists:
146: Killed since 3/03
Source: www.rsf.org
Refugees:
1.6 million: Iraqis displaced internally
1.8 million: Iraqis displaced to neighboring states
Many refugees were displaced prior to 2003, but an increasing number are fleeing now, according to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ estimates.
Source: http://www.unhcr.org/iraq.html
U.S. Military Wounded:
47,657: Wounded since 3/19/03 to 1/6/07
Source: http://www.icasualties.org/