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11.11.2004

The 2nd Battle of Fallujah by the Numbers thus far



I figured I'd keep up with some numbers on casualties in the battle to [hopefully] "pacify" Fallujah, Iraq. For the hazy memories out there, Fallujah is the city that we let them have back in April after intense fighting in retaliation for the brutal murder of four American civilians and the hanging of their burned and mutilated bodies off of a bridge in the middle of town with crowds cheering gleefully. So I've occassionally checked the body counts as listed in FOX NEWS and MSNBC articles over the last few days.


American Casualties:
Dead: 18 [
MSNBC] (.18%)
Wounded: 178 [
MSNBC] 215 [FOX (earlier)] (1.78-2.15%)
(just a little discrepency in the wounded figures...)
Total Forces: ~ 10,000


Iraqi National Guard Casualties:
Dead: 5 [FOX] (.25%)
Wounded: 34 [FOX] (1.7%)
Reportedly captured: 20 (1%)
Total Forces: ~ 2,000

"Insurgent" Casualties:
Dead: ~600 [MSNBC, FOX] (~20-50%)
Wounded: Unknown
Total Forces: 1,200 - 3,000 (one estimate)
Captured: Vague / unknown
(unknown sized margin of error for civilians killed but presumed to be insurgents or if its an inflated body count to make the offensive seem successful, etc.)


Iraqi Civilian Casualties:
Dead: Unknown
Wounded: Unknown
"We don't do body counts" - Gen. Franks, CENTCOM (2003?)
Estimated Population of Fallujah: ~200,000 - 300,000

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