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Iraq: 85,000 Deaths Since 2004

HeadlineOct 14, 2009

In Iraq, newly released figures show at least 85,000 people have been killed in violent attacks since 2004. The Iraqi Human Rights Ministry says more than 147,000 have been wounded over the same period. The figure does not include some 10,000 missing Iraqis. It’s also lower than varying tolls gathered by human rights groups and independent studies.

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