AP Reports 87,215 Iraqis Killed Since 2005
The Associated Press reports the sobering news that, according to a "previously undisclosed Iraqi government tally", 87,215 Iraqis have been killed as a result of violence since 2005. The AP managed to procure a copy of the report, and notes that the figure does not include people listed as missing or "civilians who were buried in the chaos of war without official notice." The AP estimates 110,000 Iraqis have been victims of the war. Sad, shocking figures indeed.
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