Order Code RS21578
Updated July 30, 2003
CRS Report for Congress
Received through the CRS Web
Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties
Glenda Richardson
Information Research Specialist
Information Research Division
Summary
The following casualty table was compiled by the Department of Defense, as tallied
from DOD 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. Statistics may be revised as circumstances are investigated
and as all records are processed through the U.S. military’s casualty system. This report
will be updated weekly, but more frequent updates are available at DOD’s Web site at
[http://www.defenselink.mil/index.html]. Click on “OIF Casualty Update.”
Table 1. Operation Iraqi Freedom Fatalities
as of July 29, 2003, 10:00 a.m.
March 19, 2003, to the
Since May 1, 2003, the
Fatalities
Present
End of Hostilities
Hostile
164
50
Non-Hostile
82
60
Total
246
110
Source: DOD press releases.
Note: The President’s statement about combat operations in Iraq having ended can be found in the
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, May 1, 2003, p. 516.
Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress

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