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Overview: Iraqi death estimates by source Summary of casualties of the Iraq War. Possible estimates on the number of people killed in the invasion and occupation of Iraq vary widely, [15] and are highly disputed. Estimates of casualties below include both the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the following Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–present.
At 9:30 p.m. local time, the United States conducted a drone strike on a vehicle in Baghdad, resulting in the death of three Kata'ib Hezbollah militants, among them senior commander Abu Baqir al-Saadi. [18] [9] The attack was denounced by the Iraqi government, saying that the US-led military coalition in Iraq is becoming a "factor for instability".
The following day, US fighters jets conducted airstrikes on Iraqi Kata'ib Hezbollah facilities, killing over eight fighters. [79] [24] On 4 December, a US airstrike near Kirkuk killed five Iraqi militants as they attempted to fire explosive projectiles at US forces. They were identified as members of an Iran-backed militia.
Two security sources had said earlier that an airstrike caused the blast, which killed a member of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and wounded eight others at Kalso military base about 50 ...
Casualties in the Iraq War, Insurgency, and Civil War (2003 – October 2016) An independent UK/US group, the Iraq Body Count project (IBC) compiles documented (not estimated) Iraqi civilian deaths from violence since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, including those caused directly by US-led coalition and Iraqi government forces and paramilitary or criminal attacks by others. [1]
The United States Central Command confirmed that the American-led coalition conducted an airstrike targeting ISIL fighters and equipment on 17 March in the al-Jadidah neighborhood, where the civilian casualties were reported; however, they could not confirm which member of the coalition conducted the airstrike. [22] The Iraqi military blamed ...
Reportedly, at least 25 militia fighters were killed and 55 wounded. [2] According to Iraqi security and militia sources, at least four local Kata'ib Hezbollah commanders were among the dead in the Iraqi strikes, including Abu Ali Khazali. [10] U.S. officials could not confirm the militia casualty counts. [4]
One Iraqi service member was injured and later died of his wounds. [13] March 9 – An IS operative was killed whilst trying to attack an Iraqi army convoy in Salah ad-Din province, on the road leading to Haditha. [13] March 10 – 4 IS fighters were killed after the Iraqi airforce launched 2 airstrikes on IS positions in rural Kirkuk province ...