Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties

Order Code RS21578 Updated October 14, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties Glenda Richardson Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Summary The following casualty table was compiled by the Department of Defense, as tallied from DOD 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 of fatalities since May 1, 2003. Statistics may be revised as circumstances are investigated and as all records are processed through the U.S. military’s casualty system. This report will be updated semiweekly, but more frequent updates are available at DOD’s Web site at [http://www.defenselink.mil/news/]. Click on “OIF Casualty Update.” A detailed casualty summary which includes data on deaths by cause, as well as statistics on soldiers wounded in action, is available at the following DOD Web site: [http://web1.whs.osd.mil/mmid/casualty/OIF-Total.pdf]. Table 1. Operation Iraqi Freedom Fatalities as of October 14, 2003, 10:00 a.m. Fatalities March 19, 2003, to the Present May 1, 2003, to the Present Hostile 212 97 Non-Hostile 120 97 Total 332 194 Source: DOD press releases. Note: The President’s statement about combat operations in Iraq having ended can be found in the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, May 1, 2003, p. 516. Congressional Research Service ̃ The Library of Congress

Order Code RS21578 Updated October 2, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties Glenda Richardson Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Summary The following casualty table was compiled by the Department of Defense, as tallied from DOD 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 of fatalities since May 1, 2003. Statistics may be revised as circumstances are investigated and as all records are processed through the U.S. military’s casualty system. This report will be updated semiweekly, but more frequent updates are available at DOD’s Web site at [http://www.defenselink.mil/news/]. Click on “OIF Casualty Update.” A detailed casualty summary which includes data on deaths by cause, as well as statistics on soldiers wounded in action, is available at the following DOD Web site: [http://web1.whs.osd.mil/mmid/casualty/OIF-Total.pdf]. Table 1. Operation Iraqi Freedom Fatalities as of October 1, 2003, 10:00 a.m. Fatalities March 19, 2003, to the Present May 1, 2003, to the Present Hostile 198 83 Non-Hostile 115 92 Total 313 175 Source: DOD press releases. Note: The President’s statement about combat operations in Iraq having ended can be found in the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, May 1, 2003, p. 516. Congressional Research Service ̃ The Library of Congress

Order Code RS21578 Updated September 23, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties Glenda Richardson Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Summary The following casualtytable was compiled bythe Department of Defense, as tallied from DOD 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 of fatalities since May 1, 2003. Statistics may be revised as circumstances are investigated and as all records are processed through the U.S. military’s casualty system. This report will be updated semiweekly, but more frequent updates are available at DOD’s Web site at [http://www.defenselink.mil/news/]. Click on “OIF Casualty Update.” A detailed casualty summary which includes data on deaths by cause, as well as statistics on soldiers wounded in action, is available at the following DOD Web site: [http://web1.whs.osd.mil/mmid/casualty/OIF-Total.pdf]. Table 1. Operation Iraqi Freedom Fatalities as of September 22, 2003, 10:00 a.m. Fatalities March 19, 2003, to the Present May 1, 2003, to the Present Hostile 193 78 Non-Hostile 109 86 Total 302 164 Source: DOD press releases. Note: The President’s statement about combat operations in Iraq having ended can be found in the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, May 1, 2003, p. 516. Congressional Research Service ̃ The Library of Congress

Order Code RS21578 Updated September 4, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties Glenda Richardson Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Summary The following casualty table was compiled by the Department of Defense, as tallied from DOD 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 of fatalities since May 1, 2003. Statistics may be revised as circumstances are investigated and as all records are processed through the U.S. military’s casualty system. This report will be updated semiweekly, but more frequent updates are available at DOD’s Web site at [http://www.defenselink.mil/index.html]. Click on “OIF Casualty Update.” Table 1. Operation Iraqi Freedom Fatalities as of September 3, 2003, 10:00 a.m. Fatalities March 19, 2003, to the Present May 1, 2003, to the Present Hostile 183 68 Non-Hostile 103 80 Total 286 148 Source: DOD press releases. Note: The President’s statement about combat operations in Iraq having ended can be found in the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, May 1, 2003, p. 516. Congressional Research Service ̃ The Library of Congress

Order Code RS21578 Updated August 12, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties Glenda Richardson Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Summary The following casualty table was compiled by the Department of Defense, as tallied from DOD 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 of fatalities since May 1, 2003. Statistics may be revised as circumstances are investigated and as all records are processed through the U.S. military’s casualty system. This report will be updated semiweekly, but more frequent updates are available at DOD’s Web site at [http://www.defenselink.mil/index.html]. Click on “OIF Casualty Update.” Table 1. Operation Iraqi Freedom Fatalities as of August 12, 2003, 10:30 a.m. Fatalities March 19, 2003, to the Present May 1, 2003, to the Present Hostile 171 55 Non-Hostile 91 69 Total 262 124 Source: DOD press releases. Note: The President’s statement about combat operations in Iraq having ended can be found in the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, May 1, 2003, p. 516. Congressional Research Service ̃ The Library of Congress

Order Code RS21578 Updated July 30, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties Glenda Richardson Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Summary The following casualty table was compiled by the Department of Defense, as tallied from DOD 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 of fatalities since May 1, 2003. Statistics may be revised as circumstances are investigated and as all records are processed through the U.S. military’s casualty system. This report will be updated weekly, but more frequent updates are available at DOD’s Web site at [http://www.defenselink.mil/index.html]. Click on “OIF Casualty Update.” Table 1. Operation Iraqi Freedom Fatalities as of July 29, 2003, 10:00 a.m. Fatalities March 19, 2003, to the Present Since May 1, 2003, the End of Hostilities Hostile 164 50 Non-Hostile 82 60 Total 246 110 Source: DOD press releases. Note: The President’s statement about combat operations in Iraq having ended can be found in the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, May 1, 2003, p. 516. Congressional Research Service ̃ The Library of Congress