1、1 United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, Human Rights Report: 1 May - 30 June 2006, athttp:/ p. 3.2 Nick Wadhams, “Iraq civilian toll spikes to nearly 6,000,” Associated Press, July 19, 2006.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS We
2、bOrder Code RS22441Updated September 14, 2006Iraqi Civilian, Police, and Security ForcesCasualty EstimatesHannah FischerInformation Research SpecialistKnowledge Services GroupSummaryThis report presents various estimates of Iraqi civilian, police, and security forcescasualties. The Department of Def
3、ense (DOD) regularly updates total U.S. militarydeath and wounded statistics from Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), as reflected in CRSReport RS21578, Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties. However, no Iraqi or U.S.government office regularly releases statistics on Iraqi civilian deaths, Iraqi policedeaths,
4、 or Iraqi security forces deaths. Statistics on these topics are sometimes availablethrough alternative sources, such as nonprofit organizations, or through statements madeby officials to the press.Many of the estimates included in this report are incomplete or have been releasedby non-governmental