Iraqi Civilians who died in 2003 as a result of this war

Iraqi Civilians who
were killed in 2003

[marked with + if someone has committed to make a quilt square for them]

2004

2005

Ali Kadem Hashem's wife and three children were killed when an American missile hit their house. In compensation, he received $5,000 from the US government [NYTimes, March 17, 2004]

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	2003
+	Abbas Ahmed's wife, six children, brother and sister		Killed by an American missile. The US gave him $6000. "This war of yours cost billions," he said. "Are we not worth more than a few thousand?" (NYTimes, 3/17/04).
	March 22
+	At least 50 civilians killed	Basra	Cluster bombs
	March 23
+	10 in the family of Ali Kadhim Subhi, devout Shiite	Nasiriya; buried in holy city of Najaf by the one surviving member of the family	US Bombing raid. story Ali Kadem Hashem's wife and three children were killed when an American missile hit their house. In compensation, he received $5,000 from the US government
+	Ali Kadem	grandparent	1 of 12 in Hashem family to be killed in a raid.
+	Reni Kadem	grandparent	1 of 12 in Hashem family to be killed in a raid
+	Salima Hashem		1 of 12 in Hashem family to be killed in a raid
+	Bashar Hashem		1 of 12 in Hashem family to be killed in a raid
	March 24
+	Fateha Ghazzi, 8	child, Nahrawaan district	Killed by bombs that hit a farm house in the Nahrawaan district, near the Diyala bridge to the north-east of Baghdad. The blast killed three and wounded eight others.
+	Nada Abdallah, 16, newlywed	had fled Baghdad with her husband, who survived.	Killed in same attack.
+	20 year old woman	sister of the lady of the house	Killed in same attack.
(+)	5 civilians killed; 10 more injured	Syrian citizens	Killed when US missile hit their bus as it fled Iraq
+ (Issam)	Issam Hajjo, 23; one of 13 unarmed civilians in convoy of buses, who were killed	Palestinian living in Syria	Killed by US rocket fired from a helicopter, while en route to Iraq, where he was going to help in a hospital or act as a human shield.
	March 26
+	Sarmed Draoudi, 26	Civilian, resident of ChaÕab Avenue, in Baghdad	Killed when two bombs fell on this residential street in Saddam City, one of the poorest neighborhoods in Baghdad
	19 Others	Civilians	Killed by same bombs that fell on Cha'ab Avenue.
+	Fatehah Abdullah, 9; two sisters were wounded	Child living in a farming family near Diala Bridge, a suburb of Baghdad	Killed when missile crushed his home.
	March 28
+	Kara Hussein, 9	Iraqi child	Killed by unidentified missile that exploded at dusk in the middle of a crowded market in Al Shuala', a very poor area of North West Baghdad.
+	54-61 Others; another 50 injured	Civilians; many women and children	Killed by same missile.
	March 29
+	Qassem Moussa, 42	Teacher	Killed while driving to school; thought to be a cluster bomb.
+	Samar Hussein, 13	child living in Manaria, farming village about 50 kms. south of Baghdad	Killed by US missile that fell near her home.
+ (for Khursa)	Khursa Ali, 50; one of 22 casualties	resident of the village of Talkana	Killed by U.S. projectiles that hit a cluster of villages.
+	Rahad Septi	9 year old living in Fallujah
+	Arij Haki	11 year old living in Baghdad
+	10 other children	in Fallujah
+	3 adults	in Fallujah
(+)	21 other civilians	in Talkana	Killed in raid.
	March 30
	At least 61 dead, many more buried under rubble	Residents of Hillah, 60 miles south of Baghdad	Night bombing raid of the villages Nadr, Djifil, Akramin, Mahawil, Mohandesin and Hail Askeri.
+	12 civilians, including 3 children	Near the third Nasiriyah bridge	Killed when Marines attacked cars of those fleeing combat.
	March 31
+	girl, daughter of Bakhat and Lamea Hassan, 2	35 km south of Karbala	Killed when American troops fired on their family's car, fleeing to Karbala. ''I saw the heads of my two little girls come off,'' Hassan's wife, Lamea, 36, recalled numbly. story
+	girl, daughter of Bakhat and Lamea Hassan, 5	35 km south of Karbala	Killed when American troops fired on their family's car, fleeing to Karbala. ''I saw the heads of my two little girls come off,'' Hassan's wife, Lamea, 36, recalled numbly.
+	boy, son of Bakhat and Lamea Hassan, 3	35 km south of Karbala	Killed when American troops fired on their family's car, fleeing to Karbala.
+	parents of Bakhat Hassan	35 km south of Karbala	Killed when American troops fired on their family's car, fleeing to Karbala.
	brothers of Bakhat Hassan, and their wives	35 km south of Karbala	Killed when American troops fired on their family's car, fleeing to Karbala.
+	niece of Bakhat Hassan, 12	35 km south of Karbala	Killed when American troops fired on their family's car, fleeing to Karbala.
	niece of Bakhat Hassan, 15	35 km south of Karbala	Killed when American troops fired on their family's car, fleeing to Karbala.
	April 1
+	11 Civilians, 2 of whom were women and 3 of whom were children	Residents of the village Hindiyeh, near Hillah	Bombing raid.
+	Duaa Raheem, 6; one of 35 killed	child living in Karbala	Cluster bomblet blast.
	April 2
+	Mohammed Ahmed, 4		Missile strike on Radwaniyeh, a remote area near Baghdad's airport.
+	Walid Abu Shaker, 23	Iraqi civilian	Had been visiting friends near an Iraqi checkpoint on a bridge over the Saddam canal, west of the Tigris river. He and a friend took refuge in a shallow pit by the roadside. At one point Mr Shaker stood up. He had red cloth on his head and did not put up his hands, so was shot dead.
+ (for Hamza)	60-80 dead, including Mohammed and Hamdia Hassan; 1/3 were children, including baby named Hamza	Iraqi civilians and soldiers	Killed when bombs hit the village of Azizia and Tania Village, 25 miles south of Baghdad, at 2 am in the morning. Many soldiers shot in the back.
	April 4
+	3 Civilians, identities unconfirmed		Truck bombed on the road just before the bridge to village of Manguba.
	April 5
+	Noor Al-Huda Saad, 4 months	Noor was the only child of her mother Ihab, who lived in Basra	Killed in a missile attack on the Hamoodi family home.
+	Ihab Hamoodi, 32; mother of Noor	consultant gynaecologist at Basra teaching hospital; always sent a great portion of her wages to the poor.	Killed in a missile attack on the Hamoodi family home.
+	Amaar Al-Huda Saad, 3	Son of Dina Abid Hassan Hamoodi, chemistry teacher at a university and Mohammed Abdul Qadar, a consultant neurologist at Basra teaching hospital.	Killed in a missile attack on the Hamoodi family home.
+	Zainab Hamoodi, 18	eldest daughter of Akram Abid Hassan Hamoodi, a consultant senior surgeon and director at Basra teaching hospital, and Sally Hamoodi, a housewife.	Killed in a missile attack on the Hamoodi family home.
+	Zain Hamoodi, 17	eldest son of Akram and Sally Hamoodi; was studying to become a doctor; had received highest test scores in Iraq at age 13; loved Beethoven.	Killed in a missile attack on the Hamoodi family home.
+	Moustafa Akram Hamoodi, 13	The one staunch Muslim in a mostly secular family; prayed 5 times a day; the "second genious of the family" after Zain.	Killed in a missile attack on the Hamoodi family home.
+	Zina Akram Hamoodi, 12	Daughter of Akram and Sally Hamoodi; Sister of Zain, Moustafa and Ihab; "the beauty of the family."	Killed in a missile attack on the Hamoodi family home. Two weeks before the missile attack on her grandparents' house, Zina called her uncle in Manchester to say that she had got another top mark in an exam. Rather than ask him to send her money, she requested that he put a flower on her grave if she died.
+	Hassan Ayad Hamoodi, 9	second son of Ayaad Abid Hassan, an oil engineer, and Fatamah; "The Small Controller;" his grandfather's righthand man; loved soccer and math.	Killed in a missile attack on the Hamoodi family home.
+	Karaih Hamoodi, 70	Grandmother of the family which lost 9 members; Brother Hamid al-baseer was born blind and is famous in Iraq as poet and author.	"Karaih knew she would die in this war. Her funeral, and that of her son, daughter and seven grandchildren - all of whom died in the missile attack - continued for over a month, with a stream of people coming to the house to pay their respects. Her family remember her as an extremely happy person who was one of the most honest people in the city: it was said that she could be trusted with anyone's money, gold or secrets." Words of Will Hodgkinson, The Guardian. story
+	Nadia Kalaf, 33	beloved sister of Alia and daughter of Najem; had Ph.D. in psychology	Killed when a missile ripped through her home.
	April 6
+	Kamaran Abdurazaq	Kurdish translator working for the BBC	US jet bombed a convoy of American Special Forces and Kurdish fighters near Kalak
+	Saman Hassan Hamid, 26	Had worked to smuggle petrol before the war started	Killed in Kifri, while on his way to see his grandmother.
	April 7
+	Abas Khalid Hussein, 2
+	Sena Hassad, 36	Baghdad	Killed in a U.S. bombing of Mansour District of Baghdad
+	Rana Hassad, 10	Baghdad	Killed in a U.S. bombing of Mansour District of Baghdad
+	Maria Hassad, 7	Baghdad	Killed in a U.S. bombing of Mansour District of Baghdad
+	Sama Sami, 30	Baghdad	Killed in a U.S. bombing of Mansour District of Baghdad
+	Lana Sami, under 10 (daughter of Sama)	Baghdad	Killed in a U.S. bombing of Mansour District of Baghdad
+	Miriam Sami, under 10 (daughter of Sama)	Baghdad	Killed in a U.S. bombing of Mansour District of Baghdad
+	Lava Sami, under 10 (daughter of Sama)	Baghdad	Killed in a U.S. bombing of Mansour District of Baghdad
+	Salma Amin, 50	Baghdad	Killed in a U.S. bombing of Mansour District of Baghdad
+	Mohammed Amin, 27 (son of Salma)	Baghdad	Killed in a U.S. bombing of Mansour District of Baghdad
+	Salma Amin, 50	Baghdad	Killed in a U.S. bombing of Mansour District of Baghdad
+	Salma Amin, 50	Baghdad	Killed in a U.S. bombing of Mansour District of Baghdad
	April 8
+	Zaid Ratha Jabir, 36	Baghdad	Killed in the bombing of Al-Karrada, Baghdad
+	Rana Jabir, 25	Baghdad	Killed in the bombing of Al-Karrada, Baghdad
+	Mina Jabir, 2	Baghdad	Killed in the bombing of Al-Karrada, Baghdad
+	Mulkiyya Jabir, 87	Baghdad	Killed in the bombing of Al-Karrada, Baghdad
+	Zahida Jabir, 34	Baghdad	Killed in the bombing of Al-Karrada, Baghdad
+	Adhra Jabir, 32	Baghdad	Killed in the bombing of Al-Karrada, Baghdad
+	10 year old boy	Child living near Karbala	Killed by US Army Private Nick Boggs when he stooped to pick up a rocket propelled grenade off the body of a dead paramilitary.story
+	James Kachadoorian	Armenian Christian of Baghdad; husband of Margaret	Killed by crossfire during four- father hour gunfight with Baath Party members on Baladayat Street as he and his family fled bombing in their neighborhood.
+	Nicolas Kachadoorian	son of James and Margaret, brother of Edmund Kachadoorian, and sister who survived with shrapnel wounds to shoulder.	Killed by crossfire
+	Edmund Kachadoorian	son of James and Margaret.	Killed by crossfire
	April 9
+	Wael Sabah	mother of Noor and Abdel	Killed when her home in the eastern Baladiyat district of Baghdad was hit by a rocket fired from a low-flying American aircraft.
+	Noor Sabah, 12	child living in Baghdad	Killed in her home
+	Abdel Khader, 4	child living in Baghdad	Killed in his home
	At least 40 dead, Could number into the 100's	civilian traffic	Killed by American tank shells on Highway 8 when the 3rd Infantry Division's Task Force 315 was ambushed by the Republican Guard, at 7am when civilian traffic was moving along the motorway.
	April 11
+	3 children	residents of Southwest Baghdad	Killed when came into contact with cluster bomblets
+	Rowand Mohammed Suleiman, 8 months old	Baghdad	Unexploded cluster bom found in living room
+	Amir Madlul	Baghdad	"burned like coal" as U.S. forces prepared to enter Baghdad. story
	April 12
+	Haitham Tamimi, 7	Baghdad	Killed when came into contact with cluster bomblets on footpath
+	Nora Tamimi, 9	Baghdad	Killed when came into contact with cluster bomblets on footpath
	April 13
+	Marwa Abbas, 11	One of six children of family living in the Baghdad suburb of Awa, a working-class, mostly Shia area.	Killed when missile hit her house as she was sleeping.
+	Tabarek Abbas, 8	One of six children of family living in the Baghdad suburb of Awa, a working-class, mostly Shia area.	Killed when missile hit her house as she was sleeping.
+	Safia Abbas, 5	One of six children of family living in the Baghdad suburb of Awa, a working-class, mostly Shia area.	Killed when missile hit her house as she was sleeping.
	April 15
+	Ghassan Majid	Child living in Al-Kharnouq district of Baghdad	Unexploded cluster bomblet picked up by boys
+	Arkan Majid	Child living in Al-Kharnouq district of Baghdad	Unexploded cluster bomblet picked up by boys
+	Uday al Shimarey	Child living in Al-Kharnouq district of Baghdad	Unexploded cluster bomblet picked up by boys
	April 19
+	3 young girls	Baghdad	Unexploded M-42 cluster bomblet
	April 26
+	Dana, 8	Baghdad	Unexploded cluster bomblet exploded while she was playing outside
+	Lamiya, 6	Baghdad	Unexploded cluster bomblet exploded while she was playing outside
	At least 12, including at least five children	civilians	arms dump blew up on the outskirts of Baghdad, sending rockets flying into houses over a wide area and sparking a string of further explosions. story
+	Kamal Sultan	resident of Baghdad	Died of wounds to neck; unable to receive treatment because of lack of electricity in Al Wasiti hospital in Baghdad.
	April 28
+	At least 13 civilians; another 75 wounded	protestors in Falluja, 30 miles west of Baghdad	The unarmed (except with stones) protesters had been demonstrating against the continued US presence in Iraq, specifically the presence of US forces in a school, which the people wanted to start using again.
	May 4
+	Ali Salim, 14	resident of Basra	killed in "shooting incident" around the time he had been talking and joking with a British soldier
	May 12
+	6 children	Missan governorate, southern Iraq	Killed while dismantling a rocket.
	June 18
+	2 protestors	Baghdad
	June 23
	Mohammed Al-Kubaisa	Baghdad	Killed while watching military maneuvers from his roof.
	June 28
+	Mazen Nouradin, 32	Veterinarian, husband and father of two young girls; resident of middle class suburb of Baghdad
	July 9
+	Uday Ahmed, 24
	July 27
	At least 3 civilians	West Baghdad's elite Mansour district
	August 25
	2 guards and 1 office employee	about 100 miles south of Baghdad	An explosion o at 3:15 p.m. at the home of Shiite leader Ayatollah Mohamad Sa'eed al-Hakim in Najaf, a Shiite spiritual center
	August 29
	85-100 people, among them Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, one of the region's most respected Shiite clerics.	Shiite Mosque Imam Ali bin Abi Talib in Najaf, Iraq's holiest shrine	car bomb
	September 12
	12 killed	near Falluja	outside Jordanian hospital
	September 17
	26-yr-old		while detained in Camp Steven
+	14-year-old	Falluja town centre	shot while on errand
	September 18
	interpreter of Italian diplomat	near Tikrit	shot
	September 23
+	3 in family	al-Jisr	killed by air attack on their home
	September 24
	unnamed person	Baghdad	roadside bomb hit civilian houses
	2 people	al-Jizani	shot "running away" from searching troops
	September 25
	9-11 people	Baquba town square	killed by mortar shell
	September 26
	18-year-old	Mansuriya	shot by US troops
+	3 in family and 1 other	Falluja	shot at eastern entrance to the city of Falluja
	September 29
+	10-year-old	Hawija	shot dead during demonstration
+	65-year-old woman	near Khaldiya	shot

	March 20-April 4, 2003
+	At least 60 killed at Al Zubay Hospital.
	Week of April 14-21, 2003
+	52 killed; 63 injured by landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) near Kirkuk, in northern Iraq.
	Every Day
+	Dozens of children killed by mines and unexploded bombs in Iraq. 15% of the yellow, cylindrical bomblets from US cluster bombs fail to explode on impact. Children find these, approach them, sometimes play with them, and are often killed by them.