Private Contractors in Iraq, Working in Support of US Army
Troops - More than 180,000 in August 2007, per The Nation/LA
Times.
Journalists killed - 127, 84 by murder and 43 by acts of
war
Journalists killed by US Forces - 14
Iraqi Police and Soldiers Killed - 8,301
Iraqi Civilians Killed, Estimated - A UN issued report
dated Sept 20, 2006 stating that Iraqi civilian casualities
have been significantly under-reported. Casualties are reported
at 50,000 to over 100,000, but may be much higher. Some
informed estimates place Iraqi civilian casualities at over
600,000.