Iraq War Death Toll Since 2003 US-Led Invasion Now At 162,000 And Counting

Iraqi soldiers search a car and its occupants at a checkpoint in Baghdad on December 5. Saad Shalash/Reuters

The Iraq War Death Toll? At Least 162,000 And Counting -- Christian Science Monitor

Most concerning in a new report's analysis of the Iraq war death toll is evidence of the high level of violence that's persisted since the civil war ended.

A report released today by Iraq Body Count -- an anti-war group that compiles statistics on confirmed deaths from violence in Iraq -- estimated that the death toll from the start of the Iraq war to the end of 2011 was approximately 162,000 people.

That figure includes US and other foreign troops, Iraqi government forces, members of militias both local and foreign, and civilians. The group found that a minimum of 114,212 civilians have been killed in the Iraq war to date.

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More News On Iraq's War Death Toll

162,000 killed in Iraq war: NGO -- Times of India/AFP
162,000 people killed in Iraq war: NGO -- ABC News/Reuters
Iraq war death toll at 162 000 -- News24
Iraqi civilian deaths climb in 2011 - study -- Reuters
Website says 4,000-plus Iraqi civilians killed in 2011 -- CNN
Iraqi Civilian Deaths Increase In 2011 -- Radio Free Europe