Iraq Coalition and Civilian Casualties as of January 16, 2007
January 16, 2007 total US forces killed in Iraq 3024. Total Coalition troops killed, including European forces 3276. Total non-mortal casualties 47,657. Nearly 6,400 Iraqi civilians were killed in the November-December period, as rampant and indiscriminate killings, sectarian violence, extra-judicial executions - and impunity for the perpetrators - continued virtually unchecked, according to the latest United Nations rights report released today.
The UN report puts the total civilian casualty figure for the year 2006 at 34,452 dead and 36,685 injured.It notes that since the bombing of the Shiite mosque in Samarra in February, some 471,000 people have been forcibly displaced. It calls the situation in Baghdad "notably grave," with insurgents including foreign terrorist groups remaining particularly active.
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