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Analysis: Beyond Statistics

The Week in Iraq
Hostile forces 11 May 2008
Enforced security: solution or stopgap?
Monthly death toll rising again 28 Feb 2008
The Price of Loss
How the West values civilian lives in Iraq. 12 Nov 2007
The state of knowledge on civilian casualties in Iraq:
Counts, estimates and government responsibility. Presentation to panel discussion held in Janury 2007 at USIP, Washington D.C. 3 Sep 2007
Reality checks: some responses to the latest Lancet estimates
Press release 16 Oct 2006
Blithe ignorance
Tony Blair is in a state of wilful denial about Iraq (external link) 10 Jul 2006
Speculation is no Substitute
A defence of Iraq Body Count. (PDF – HTML returning soon) Apr 2006
A Dossier on Civilian Casualties in Iraq 2003-2005
The first detailed account of all non-combatants reported killed or wounded during the first two years of the continuing conflict. Published by Iraq Body Count in association with Oxford Research Group, the report is based on comprehensive analysis of over 10,000 media reports published between March 2003 and March 2005. 19 Jul 2005
Falluja Siege, April 2004: A News Analysis
Excerpts from nearly three hundred news stories on the April 2004 siege of Falluja, with an emphasis on its humanitarian impact. 26 Oct 2004
Civilian deaths in “noble” Iraq mission pass 10,000
We need a tribunal to administer justice for the victims. 7 Feb 2004
Adding indifference to injury
At least 20,000 civilians were injured in the Iraq war: why are the occupiers ignoring their suffering and their needs? Aug 2003
Counting the human cost
A survey of projects counting civilians killed by the war in Iraq 12 Jun 2003
100 Names of Civilians Killed
– and only 2% of a vital task completed. 27 May 2003