Hannah Fischer
Information Research Specialist
This report presents statistics regarding U.S. military casualties in Operation New Dawn (OND, Iraq), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF, Iraq), and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF, Afghanistan), including those concerning post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), amputations, evacuations, and the demographics of casualties. Some of these statistics are publicly available at the Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) website, while others have been obtained through contact with experts at DOD.
Daily updates of total U.S. military casualties in OND, OIF, and OEF can be found at the DOD’s website, at http://www.defense.gov/news/casualty.pdf. In addition, CRS Report R40824, Iraq Casualties: U.S. Military Forces and Iraqi Civilians, Police, and Security Forces, contains statistics on U.S. military and Iraqi civilian casualties, while CRS Report R41084, Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians, contains statistics on U.S. military and Afghan civilian casualties.
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn have ended. However, updates to the casualty statistics continue for both operations.
Date of Report: June 12, 2012
Number of Pages: 13
Order Number: RS22452
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