WikiLeaks Document Release http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS21578 February 2, 2009 Congressional Research Service Report RS21578 Iraq: U.S. Casualties Susan G. Chesser, Information Research Specilist January 13, 2009 Abstract. This report 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. ¢ http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS21578 Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress T 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 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/CASUALTY/castop.htm. .1 elbaT dednuoW dna seitilataF .S.U ,modeerF iqarI noitarepO TSE .m.a 01 ,9002 ,21 yraunaJ fo sa ,3002 ,91 hcraM ,3002 ,1 yaM ,3002 ,91 hcraM seitilataF dednuoW tneserP eht ot tneserP eht ot tneserP eht ot http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS21578 elitsoH 304,3 682,3 anoitca nI 439,03 elitsoh-noN 228 987 denruteR toN 036,31 ytuD ot latoT 522,4 570,4 -- -- .sesaeler sserp DOD :ecruoS ylkeeW eht ni dnuof eb nac dedne gnivah qarI ni snoitarepo tabmoc tuoba tnemetats s'tnediserP ehT :etoN .615 .p ,3002 ,1 yaM ,stnemucoD laitnediserP fo noitalipmoC .a .erugif "ytuD ot denruteR toN" eht sedulcnI Susan G. Chesser Information Research Specialist schesser@crs.loc.gov, 7-9547