Iraq: U.S. Casualties

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he following casualty data was compiled by the Department of Defense (DOD), as tallied
from the agency’s press releases. Table 1 provides statistics on fatalities during Operation
Iraqi Freedom, which began on March 19, 2003, and is ongoing, as well as on the number T

of fatalities since May 1, 2003, plus statistics on those wounded, but not killed, since March 19,
2003. Statistics may be revised as circumstances are investigated and as all records are processed
through the U.S. military’s casualty system. More frequent updates are available at DOD’s
website at http://www.defenselink.mil/news/ under “Casualty Update.”
A detailed casualty summary that includes data on deaths by cause, as well as statistics on
soldiers wounded in action, is available at DOD’s website at http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/
personnel/CASUALT Y/castop.htm.
Table 1. Operation Iraqi Freedom, U.S. Fatalities and Wounded
as of January 12, 2009, 10 a.m. EST
^Fatalit^ies^{March 19, 2003}^,^{to the Present}^{May 1, 2}⁰⁰³^,^{to the Present}^Woun^ded^{March 19, 2003}^,^{to the Present}
^{Hostile 3,40}³^3,28⁶^In^action^a^30,9³⁴
^Non-hostile⁸²²⁷⁸⁹^{Not Returned}^13,6³⁰
^{to Duty}
^{Total 4,22}⁵^4,07⁵^—^—
^Source:^{DOD pre}^{ss releases.}
^Note:^{The President’s statement}^{about combat}^{operations in I}^raq^{having ended ca}^{n b}^e^fou^{nd in the}^Weekly
^{Compilation of Presidential Docume}^nts^{, May 1, 2}⁰⁰^{3, p. 5}^16.
^a.^{Includes t}^{he “Not Retu}^{rned to D}^{uty” figure.}
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