ICasualties.org
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| URL | http://icasualties.org/oif/ |
|---|---|
| Type of site | N/A |
| Available language(s): | English |
| Owner | N/A |
| Created by | Michael White |
| Launched | May 2003 |
| Current status | Active |
iCasualties.org is a website created in May 2003 by Michael White, a software engineer from Stone Mountain, Georgia, to track casualties in the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.[1]
The website compiles information on casualties incurred by the Multi-National Force (MNF) in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan using news reports and press releases from the U.S. Department of Defense, CENTCOM, the MNF, and the British Ministry of Defence. Over time, the project has grown in scope, and now also provides fatility counts for Iraqi security forces (since January 2005) and civilians (since March 2005).
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[edit] Statistics
As of 31 December 2006, iCasualties.org identifies 3,766 coalition fatalities in Afghanistan and Iraq:
| Country | Iraq | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,000 (+22,032 wounded) | 357 (+1,020 wounded) |
| United Kingdom | 127 | 44 |
| Other countries | 123 | 115 |
| TOTAL | 3,250 | 516 |
[edit] References
- ^ Bigg, Matthew. ""Joe Blow" keeps track of Iraq war dead", Reuters, 2006-12-28. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
[edit] See also
- Casualties of the conflict in Iraq since 2003
- Coalition casualties in Afghanistan
- Iraq Body Count project
- Lancet surveys of mortality before and after the 2003 invasion of Iraq
