Survey: 25,000 civilians killed in Iraq war: 42,500 injuries also recorded by Iraq Body Count
CNN, Tuesday, July 19, 2005; Posted: 11:09 a.m. EDT (15:09 GMT)
Nearly 25,000 civilians have been killed since the start of the Iraq war, according to a group that tracks the civilian death toll from the conflict.
The Iraq Body Count -- a London-based group comprising academics and human rights and anti-war activists -- said on Tuesday that 24,865 civilians had died between March 20, 2003 and March 19, 2005.
The group said 42,500 injuries were recorded as well.
"Our data has been extracted from a comprehensive analysis of over 10,000 press and media reports published since March 2003. Our accounting is not complete: only an in-depth, on-the-ground census could come close to achieving that," the group said.
NOTE: A link to the report, A Dossier of Civilian Casualties in Iraq: 2003 - 2005, available from Iraq Body Count (pdf).
Nearly 25,000 civilians have been killed since the start of the Iraq war, according to a group that tracks the civilian death toll from the conflict.
The Iraq Body Count -- a London-based group comprising academics and human rights and anti-war activists -- said on Tuesday that 24,865 civilians had died between March 20, 2003 and March 19, 2005.
The group said 42,500 injuries were recorded as well.
"Our data has been extracted from a comprehensive analysis of over 10,000 press and media reports published since March 2003. Our accounting is not complete: only an in-depth, on-the-ground census could come close to achieving that," the group said.
NOTE: A link to the report, A Dossier of Civilian Casualties in Iraq: 2003 - 2005, available from Iraq Body Count (pdf).
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