# Iraq Occupation Deaths?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-occupation-deaths/179934>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 5, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-occupation-deaths/179934 "2003-06-05T21:14:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![shelbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@shelbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shelbo)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-occupation-deaths/179934/1 "2003-06-05T21:14:00Z")

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How many US and British troops have been killed in Iraq since the “end” of the war?

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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-occupation-deaths/179934/2 "2003-06-05T22:39:23Z")

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Nine Americans have died since Bush said the “War” was over.

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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-occupation-deaths/179934/3 "2003-06-08T17:54:12Z")

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Now 10.

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**Author:** ![shelbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@shelbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shelbo)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-occupation-deaths/179934/4 "2003-06-10T16:04:12Z")

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I appreciate your efforts **Reeder** , but it looks like you missed a few.

From [NPR](http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1292781).

"June 9, 2003

Gunmen pretending to seek emergency medical care kill an American soldier in western Iraq. The death marks the 29th U.S. military fatality in Iraq since President Bush declared an end to hostilities on May 1. "

I’d still like to know if anyone has information on British deaths in the same period.

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**Author:** ![johncole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@johncole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johncole)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-occupation-deaths/179934/5 "2003-06-17T15:49:11Z")

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[This site](http://www.operations.mod.uk/telic/casualties.htm) provides a detailed list of UK casualties in Operation Telic (last updated 4th. June).

Since May 1st. there have been 4 fatalities (2 from natural causes, 1 in a traffic accident, and 1 from an unspecified accident).

None from enemy action.

Sorry for the delayed response, but I found the site while looking for something else and remembered your query.

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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-occupation-deaths/179934/6 "2003-06-17T21:53:32Z")

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**Shelbo** …That includes deaths from all causes. I was only counting combat deaths.

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**Author:** ![stoyel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/54ee81/32.png) [@stoyel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stoyel)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-occupation-deaths/179934/7 "2003-06-17T22:00:37Z")

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Can someone find out how many **Iraqi** fatalities there have been since the supposed end of hostilities? These things go both ways.