Iraq Coalition Casualty Count
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Military Deaths By Time Period
Period US UK Other* Total Days Avg
Total 4144 176 138 4458 1978 2.25
7 19 0 0 19 31 0.61
6 1039 46 14 1099 534 2.06
5 933 32 20 985 412 2.39
4 715 13 18 746 318 2.35
3 580 25 27 632 216 2.93
2 718 27 59 804 424 1.9
1 140 33 0 173 43 4.02
*Fatalities by Nationality

Military Deaths By Year/Month

Period   US UK Other Total DayCount Avg
Total 4144 176 138 4458 1981 2.25
8-2008 17 0 0 17 20 0.85
7-2008 13 0 0 13 31 0.42
6-2008 29 0 2 31 30 1.03
5-2008 19 0 2 21 31 0.68
4-2008 52 0 0 52 30 1.73
3-2008 39 1 0 40 31 1.29
2-2008 29 1 0 30 29 1.03
1-2008 40 0 0 40 31 1.29
12-2007 23 1 1 25 31 0.81
11-2007 37 2 1 40 30 1.33
10-2007 38 1 1 40 31 1.29
9-2007 65 2 2 69 30 2.3
8-2007 84 4 0 88 31 2.84
7-2007 80 8 1 89 31 2.87
6-2007 101 7 0 108 30 3.6
5-2007 126 3 2 131 31 4.23
4-2007 104 12 1 117 30 3.9
3-2007 81 1 0 82 31 2.65
2-2007 81 3 1 85 28 3.04
1-2007 83 3 0 86 31 2.77
12-2006 112 1 2 115 31 3.71
11-2006 70 6 2 78 30 2.6
10-2006 106 2 2 110 31 3.55
9-2006 72 3 2 77 30 2.57
8-2006 65 1 0 66 31 2.13
7-2006 43 1 2 46 31 1.48
6-2006 61 0 2 63 30 2.1
5-2006 69 9 1 79 31 2.55
4-2006 76 1 5 82 30 2.73
3-2006 31 0 2 33 31 1.06
2-2006 55 3 0 58 28 2.07
1-2006 62 2 0 64 31 2.06
12-2005 68 0 0 68 31 2.19
11-2005 84 1 1 86 30 2.87
10-2005 96 2 1 99 31 3.19
9-2005 49 3 0 52 30 1.73
8-2005 85 0 0 85 31 2.74
7-2005 54 3 1 58 31 1.87
6-2005 78 1 4 83 30 2.77
5-2005 80 2 6 88 31 2.84
4-2005 52 0 0 52 30 1.73
3-2005 35 1 3 39 31 1.26
2-2005 58 0 2 60 28 2.14
1-2005 107 10 10 127 31 4.1
12-2004 72 1 3 76 31 2.45
11-2004 137 4 0 141 30 4.7
10-2004 64 2 2 68 31 2.19
9-2004 80 3 4 87 30 2.9
8-2004 66 4 5 75 31 2.42
7-2004 54 1 3 58 31 1.87
6-2004 42 1 7 50 30 1.67
5-2004 80 0 4 84 31 2.71
4-2004 135 0 5 140 30 4.67
3-2004 52 0 0 52 31 1.68
2-2004 20 1 2 23 29 0.79
1-2004 47 5 0 52 31 1.68
12-2003 40 0 8 48 31 1.55
11-2003 82 1 27 110 30 3.67
10-2003 44 1 2 47 31 1.52
9-2003 31 1 1 33 30 1.1
8-2003 35 6 2 43 31 1.39
7-2003 48 1 0 49 31 1.58
6-2003 30 6 0 36 30 1.2
5-2003 37 4 1 42 31 1.35
4-2003 74 6 0 80 30 2.67
3-2003 65 27 0 92 12 7.67

U.S. Military Deaths By Year/Month
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
2003 0 0 65 74 37 30 48 35 31 44 82 40 486
2004 47 20 52 135 80 42 54 66 80 64 137 72 849
2005 107 58 35 52 80 78 54 85 49 96 84 68 846
2006 62 55 31 76 69 61 43 65 72 106 70 112 822
2007 83 81 81 104 126 101 80 84 65 38 37 23 903
2008 40 29 39 52 19 29 13 17 0 0 0 0 238
View Graph: U.S. Fatalities By Month/Year

Missing or Captured

U.S. Wounded By Month
Period Wounded
Total 30,324
Jun-2008 142
May-2008 196
Apr-2008 330
Mar-2008 327
Feb-2008 216
Jan-2008 234
Dec-2007 213
Nov-2007 203
Oct-2007 297
Sep-2007 361
Aug-2007 565
Jul-2007 616
Jun-2007 755
May-2007 658
Apr-2007 651
Mar-2007 618
Feb-2007 520
Jan-2007 647
Dec-2006 706
Nov-2006 548
Oct-2006 781
Sep-2006 791
Aug-2006 592
Jul-2006 525
Jun-2006 459
May-2006 444
Apr-2006 434
Mar-2006 499
Feb-2006 343
Jan-2006 288
Dec-2005 414
Nov-2005 399
Oct-2005 607
Sep-2005 545
Aug-2005 541
Jul-2005 478
Jun-2005 512
May-2005 571
Apr-2005 598
Mar-2005 370
Feb-2005 413
Jan-2005 497
Dec-2004 544
Nov-2004 1,431
Oct-2004 650
Sep-2004 709
Aug-2004 895
Jul-2004 552
Jun-2004 588
May-2004 759
Apr-2004 1,215
Mar-2004 324
Feb-2004 150
Jan-2004 187
Dec-2003 263
Nov-2003 336
Oct-2003 413
Sep-2003 247
Aug-2003 181
Jul-2003 226
Jun-2003 147
May-2003 55
Apr-2003 340
Mar-2003 208
By Week
Period Wnd RTD Wnd
08/05/08 10 16
07/28/08 22 7
07/22/08 62 24
07/09/08 28 7
07/01/08 63 42
06/11/08 20 7
06/04/08 38 32
05/21/08 53  
05/14/08 39 16
05/07/08 58 35
04/29/08 81 35
04/22/08 3 12
04/16/08 119 33
04/03/08 57 75
03/26/08 26 19
03/19/08 24 32
03/12/08 46 29
03/05/08 27 18
02/27/08 41 31
02/20/08 23 47
02/13/08 41  
02/06/08 60 27
01/23/08 23 44
01/16/08 44 24
01/09/08 42 6
01/02/08 26 23
12/26/07 26 36
12/19/07 26 24
12/12/07 20 12
12/05/07 34 13
11/27/07 12 40
11/21/07 31 10
11/14/07 181 -77
10/31/07 -88 146
10/24/07 38 13
10/17/07 55 50
10/10/07 56 22
10/03/07 61 23
09/26/07 33 40
09/19/07 63 25
09/12/07 45 36
09/05/07 58 47
08/29/07 67 89
Wnd-RTD: Wounded in Action Return to Duty within 72 hours
Wnd: Wounded in Action Not Return to Duty within 72 hours
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U.S. Confirmed Deaths
Reported Deaths: 4144
Confirmed Deaths: 4143
Pending Confirmation: 1
DoD Confirmation List

Latest Coalition Fatalities 

08/19/08 DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Pvt. Janelle F. King, 23, of Merced, Calif., died Aug. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. She was assigned to the 115th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Polk, La.
08/19/08 MNF: MND-C Soldier killed in attack
A Multi-National Division - Center Soldier was killed as a result of a rocket attack on a forward operating base near Amarah Aug. 19. The Soldier's name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin...[URL Pending]

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Iraqi Security Forces and Civilian Deaths Details
Period Total
Aug-08 191
Jul-08 419
Jun-08 450
May-08 506
Apr-08 744
Mar-08 980
Feb-08 674
Jan-08 554
Dec-07 548
Nov-07 560
Oct-07 679
Sep-07 848
Aug-07 1,674
Jul-07 1,690
Jun-07 1,345
May-07 1,980
Apr-07 1,821
Mar-07 2,977
Feb-07 3,014
Jan-07 1,802
Dec-06 1,752
Nov-06 1,864
Oct-06 1,539
Sep-06 3,539
Aug-06 2,966
Jul-06 1,280
Jun-06 870
May-06 1,119
Apr-06 1,009
Mar-06 1,092
Feb-06 846
Jan-06 779
Iraqi Deaths
Note: Iraqi deaths based on news reports .
This is not a definitive count.
Actual totals for Iraqi deaths are higher than the numbers recorded on this site.
News
New York Times
Kurdish Control of Kirkuk Creates a Powder Keg in Iraq
Of all the political problems facing Iraq today, perhaps none is so intractable as the fate of Kirkuk, a city of 900,000 that Kurds, Arabs and Turkmens all claim as their own. The explosive quarrel over the city is one major barrier to creating stable political structures in the rest of Iraq.

08/19/08 AP: Wounded Iraq vets find comfort in dog training
Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Foster [whose right leg was amputated below the knee]...says he'd like to eventually work with special needs children...calls the course "an awesome opportunity." He enjoys feeling like he's doing something...
08/19/08 VOA: Iraq, China Discuss $1.2 Billion Oil Dea
Iraq's oil minister will be in China later this month to complete a $1.2-billion oil deal. A news report on Reuters says this is the first big international deal since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
08/19/08 NPR: Iraq Seeks U.S. Apology For Last Fall's Raid
Last fall, U.S. troops raided the Iraqi village of Jaisani, south of Baghdad; 26 people were dead. The U.S. called them "criminals." Now, the Iraqi government says those killed are "martyrs" and have asked the U.S. military command to apologize.
08/19/08 AP: Poland to offer asylum, money to Iraqis
Poland's prime minister says his country will offer asylum or a $40,000 payment to any Iraqi working for its military or police in Iraq.
08/19/08 AP: Iraqi Sunnis outraged over Diyala raids, arrests
Iraq's largest Sunni party accused government security forces of sectarian bias Tuesday after soldiers arrested a Sunni university president and a Sunni provincial council member northeast of Baghdad
08/19/08 MCT: Car bomb wounds 5 people in Tilkeif
A parked car bomb targeted a Peshmerga patrol serving as Iraqi Army in the town of Tilkeif at 3 p.m. injuring five people including two Peshmerga and three civilians.
08/19/08 MCT: Gunmen kill policemen in central Baghdad
Four gunmen men in a white sedan opened fire upon a checkpoint manned by National Police on Mohammed al-Qassim highway, central Baghdad at 1 p.m. killing one policeman, injuring three. The gunmen have been captured and taken into custody.
08/19/08 MCT: 20 decomposed bodies found north of Baquba
Police found 20 decomposed bodies buried in an orchard in Abu Tuma village, al-Khalis 15 km to the north of Baquba at 3.30 p.m.
08/19/08 CNN: Chain wrapped around 'old man's body' found in mosque
"There are the bloodstains on the wall, and here it is dried on the floor," says Abu Muhanad as he walks through a torture chamber in a Baghdad mosque where more than two dozen bodies have been found.
08/19/08 KUNA: US helicopter crashes north of Baghdad - Monday
A US military helicopter crashed on Monday in a village in Salahdin province located north of the capital, witnesses said. The witnesses told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that the helicopter crashed in Shuwaikh, north of Baghdad.
08/19/08 AFP: UN remembers victims of 2003 Baghdad bombing
The United Nations on Tuesday commemorated the fifth anniversary of the bombing of its office in Baghdad that killed 22 staffers, including top envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello.
08/19/08 Pharos-Tribune: Soldier undergoing operations on leg
A soldier injured in an explosion in Baghdad this month is undergoing operations to have metal shavings removed from his right leg at Walter Reed Army Medical Center...Spc. John Blickenstaff...endured wounds below the knee that caused doctors...
08/19/08 usatoday: Iraqis buy billions in U.S. arms
The Iraqi general grabbed the hull of America's No. 1 battle tank and gave it a shake. "It's very hot," said Gen. Mohan al-Furayji, the Iraqi defense minister's top military adviser. "I'm afraid my soldiers won't be able to operate behind these tanks."
08/19/08 AP: Shiites, fearing ulterior motives, impede Sunnis
The Shiite-led government is cracking down on U. S.-backed Sunni Arab fighters in one of Iraq’s most turbulent regions, arresting some leaders, disarming dozens of men and banning them from manning checkpoints except alongside official forces.
08/19/08 Mother to sue MoD for negligence over soldier son's death in Iraq
Susan Smith is suing for negligence and a breach of her son's human rights after she claims he was sent out in a vehicle which had no chance of protecting him from the well-known threat of booby-trap roadside bombs.
08/19/08 KUNA: Bomb explosion near police patrol car in western Iraq
A police source told KUNA that the bomb planted near the road exploded as a police patrol car was passing by in Al-Obaidi, western Iraq. The explosion resulted in the death of one policeman and injury of five others...
08/19/08 AP: Iraqi troops raid Diyala governor's office
Police say Iraqi troops backed by U.S. helicopters have raided the office of the Diyala provincial governor...a firefight between the troops and the guards of Gov. Raad Rashid al-Tamimi, killing his secretary and wounding four guards.
08/19/08 AFP: Iraq wants to put torturers on trial