US War Casualties Pass 100,000
December 3, 2010
By Michael Munk
US military occupation forces in Iraq and Afghanistan under Commander-in-Chief Obama suffered 135 combat casualties during the 9 days ending December 2, as the official total rose to at least 100,003 casualties.
The total includes 77,319 casualties since the US invaded Iraq in March, 2003 to December 2, 2010 {Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn) and 22,684 in the Afghanistan theater (Operation Enduring Freedom) since the US invaded Afghanistan in October, 2001 to Dec 2, 2010.
IRAQ
US military occupation forces in Iraq suffered eleven combat casualties during the nine days ending Dec.2, and the official total stood at least 77,319 including 35,495 dead and wounded from what the Pentagon classifies as hostile causes and more than 41,824 dead and medically evacuated (as of Nov. 10) from non-hostile causes.*
AFGHAN THEATER
US military occupation forces in Afghanistan theater suffered 124 combat casualties during the nine days ending Dec. 2, as the official total rose to 22,684. That includes 10,670 dead and wounded from hostile causes and more than 12,014 (as of Nov. 10) dead and medically evaculated from non-hostile causes.
