Iraqi Civilians

American Soldiers

Foreign Relief Workers

Journalists

Iraqi Policemen

Iraqis Working for the U.S.

Pentagon Employees

Our list is by no means comprehensive, because, in the words of US Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, "We don't have the capacity to track all civilian casualties," (Reuters, mentioned in Amnesty International's Iraq Report, 18 March 2004). As General Tommy Franks of U.S. Central Command said, "We don't do body count." (BBC mentions here).

The Lancet reported in October of 2004 that at least 100,000 civilians, and likely more, had been killed because of the U.S. invasion.

Iraq Body Count reports a minimum of 15,365 and a maximum of 17,582 civilian deaths. Updated January 22, 2005. [see also Iraq Body Count incident database and list of names]

The Associated Press reports that at least 3,240 civilians have been killed in this war.

The Guardian (Oct. 29, 2003) reported research from the Project on Defense Alternatives in Cambridge, MA, that found up to 15,000 Iraqi soldiers and civilians had died in the first days of the invasion and occupation of Iraq.