How many lives were lost in the Iran Iraq war?
500,000
The number of casualties in the Iran-Iraq War ranges from 1,000,000 to twice that number. The number killed on both sides was perhaps 500,000, with Iran suffering the greatest losses.
How much damage was done in the Iraq war?
The U.S.-backed military campaign that defeated Islamic State militants in Iraq has resulted in $45.7 billion in damage to the country’s houses, power plants, schools and other civilian infrastructure, according to a new assessment by experts at the World Bank and the Iraqi government.
How was Baghdad damaged by war?
Baghdad suffered serious damage to its civilian infrastructure, economy, and cultural inheritance from the fighting, as well as looting and arson. During the invasion, the Al-Yarmouk Hospital in south Baghdad saw a steady rate of about 100 new patients an hour.
How many homes were destroyed in Iraq war?
The airstrikes were so intense in places like Mosul, that the U.N. estimated over 8,000 Mosul homes were destroyed. Today there are still about 2,500 soldiers on the ground in Iraq, with many thousands more deployed in the region, and thousands more U.S. contractors also at work and at risk.
Why are there no pictures of US casualties in Iraq?
You might wonder why there are not more pictures of American casualties. There are four reason for this: The US military heavily censors photos of US casualties. There are far fewer US casualties than Iraqi. US soldiers like to photograph dead Iraqis much as they photograph hunting trophies.
How many people have died in Afghanistan and Iraq?
Afghanistan: 2,401 deaths. Pakistan: 0 deaths. There were also 21 civilian DoD deaths, including six in Afghanistan and 15 in Iraq, the Cost of War report notes. 7,820 U.S. contractor deaths. Iraq: 3,793 deaths.
How many civilians were injured in the Iraq War?
The Iraq Body Count project reported that there were at least 20,000 civilian injuries in the earliest months of the war between March and July 2003. A follow up report noted that at least 42,500 civilians were reported wounded in the first two years of the war between March 2003 and March 2005.
What was the cause of death in the Iraq War?
The causes of violent deaths were gunshot (56%), car bomb (13%), other explosion / ordnance (14%), airstrike (13%), accident (2%), unknown (2%). A copy of a death certificate was available for a high proportion of the reported deaths (92% of those households asked to produce one).