Compiled by Paula Connelly
Casualties in Iraq
Iraqi civilians:
26 Iraqi Civilians were killed today in Karradah, Iraq when a suicide car bomb was detonated in a marketplace, according to the Associated Press.
Source: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4500170.html
98,000: Killed since 3/03
Source: www.thelancet.com
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/
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
3,284: Killed since the U.S. invasion of Iraq 3/20/03
Source: http://www.icasualties.org/
The weekend death toll of 27, with 25 deaths on Saturday, made Saturday the third-deadliest day for U.S. forces since the war began, according to the New York Times.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/22/world/middleeast/22iraq.html?ref=middleeast
Here are the names of the soldiers killed on Saturday, January 20, 2007:
Four soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Karma, Iraq, according to CNN.com:
Spc. Jeffrey D. Bisson, 22, of Vista, California, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.
Sgt. Sean P. Fennerty, 25, of Corvallis, Oregon, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.
Sgt. Phillip D. McNeil, 22, of Sunrise, Florida, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.
Spc. Toby R. Olsen, 28, of Manchester, New Hampshire, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.
Five soldiers were killed while repelling an attack on the Provincial Joint Coordination Center in Karbala, Iraq, according to CNN.com:
Spc. Johnathan B. Chism, 22, of Gonzales, Louisiana, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.
Pfc. Shawn P. Falter, 25, of Cortland, New York, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.
Capt. Brian S. Freeman, 31, of Temecula, California, 412th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve.
1st Lt. Jacob N. Fritz, 25, of Verdon, Nebraska, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.
Pvt. Johnathon M. Millican, 20, of Trafford, Alabama, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.
Three soldiers were killed in three separate incidents, according to CNN.com:
Lance Cpl. Luis J. Castillo, 20, of Lawton, Michigan, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve.
Pfc. Ryan J. Hill, 20, of Keizer, Oregon, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division.
Pfc. Allen B. Jaynes, 21, of Henderson, Texas, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
Twelve soldiers were killed in Baghdad on Jan. 20, when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed, according to the Department of Defense.
Col. Brian D. Allgood, 46, of Oklahoma, who was assigned to the 30th Medical Brigade, European Regional Medical Command, Heidelberg, Germany.
Staff Sgt. Darryl D. Booker, 37, of Midlothian, Va., who was assigned to the 29th Infantry Division, Virginia Army National Guard, Sandston, Va.
Sgt. 1st Class John G. Brown, 43, of Little Rock, Ark., who was assigned to the Arkansas Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment (Air Assault), 77th Aviation Brigade, Camp Robinson, Ark.
Lt. Col. David C. Canegata, 50, of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, who was assigned to the Virgin Islands Army National Guard, Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Command Sgt. Maj. Marilyn L. Gabbard, 46, of Polk City, Iowa, who was assigned to Joint Forces Headquarters, Iowa Army National Guard, Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa.
Command Sgt. Maj. Roger W. Haller, 49, of Davidsonville, Md., who was assigned to the 70th Regiment, Regional Training Institute – Maryland, Maryland Army National Guard, Reisterstown, Md.
Col. Paul M. Kelly, 45, of Stafford, Va., who was assigned to the Joint Force Headquarters of the Virginia Army National Guard in Blackstone, Va.
Staff Sgt. Floyd E. Lake, 43, of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, who was assigned to the Virgin Islands Army National Guard, Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Cpl. Victor M. Langarica, 29, of Decatur, Ga., who was assigned to the 86th Signal Battalion, Fort Huachuca, Ariz.
Capt. Sean E. Lyerly, 31, of Pflugerville, Texas., who was assigned to the Texas Army National Guard’s 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, 36th Infantry Division, Austin, Texas.
Maj. Michael V. Taylor, 40, of North Little Rock, Ark., who was assigned to the Arkansas Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment (Air Assault), 77th Aviation Brigade, Camp Robinson, Ark.
1st Sgt. William T. Warren, 48, of North Little Rock, Ark., who was assigned to the Arkansas Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment (Air Assault), 77th Aviation Brigade, Camp Robinson, Ark.
For the Department of Defense statistics go to: http://www.defenselink.mil/
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
Iraq Military:
30,000: Killed since 2003
Source:http://www.infoshout.com
Journalists:
94: Killed since 3/03
Source: www.cpj.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/