WikiLeaks Document Release http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS22532 February 2, 2009 Congressional Research Service Report RS22532 Iraqi Police and Security Forces Casualty Estimates Hannah Fischer, Information Research Specialist January 7, 2009 Abstract. This report presents various estimates of Iraqi police and security forces fatalities. ¢ http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS22532 ¢ Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress ¢ ¢ This report presents various governmental and non-governmental estimates of Iraqi police and security forces fatalities. The Department of Defense (DOD) regularly updates total U.S. military deaths and wounded statistics from Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), as reflected in CRS Report RS21578, Iraq: U.S. Casualties, by Susan G. Chesser, and has released the monthly pattern of Iraqi security forces deaths. For information on Iraqi civilian deaths, see CRS Report RS22537, Iraqi Civilian Deaths Estimates, by Hannah Fischer. Because these estimates are based on varying time periods and have been created using differing methodologies, readers should exercise caution when using them and should look on them as guideposts rather than as statements of fact. This report will be updated as needed. http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS22532 ¢ I n a November 2008 statement in front of the United Nations Security Council, Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad announced that the security situation in Iraq had "significantly improved since June 2007."1 According to the Ambassador, the number of overall attacks since June 2007 had decreased by 86 % and Iraqi Security Force deaths decreased by 84% in the same time period. A Department of Defense (DOD) chart (see Figure 1) also shows a decrease in Iraqi Security Forces deaths over time. Readers should note, however, that the Department of Defense has not released the specific numbers associated with the chart, and that there have been conflicting reports of deaths from news sources and non-profits. 8002 tsuguA - 6002 yraunaJ ,shtaeD secroF ytiruceS iqarI .1 erugiF 350 300 http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS22532 250 200 Deaths 150 100 50 0 Jan-06 Feb-06 Mar-06 April-06 May-06 Jun-06 July-06 Aug-06 Sept-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 April-07 May-07 Jun-07 July-07 Aug-07 Sept-07 Oct-07 Nov-07 Dec-07 Jan-08 Feb-08 Mar-08 April-08 May-08 June- July-08 Aug-08 Date gnirusaeM ,troper qarI - sproC lanoitaN-itluM eht morf devired sa ,hparg DOD fo noitidner SRC :ecruoS /sfdp/sbup/lim.knilesnefed.www//:ptth ,22.p ,8002 rebmetpeS ,qarI ni ytiruceS dna ytilibatS .fdp.80_peS_ssergnoC_ot_tropeR_0109 Table 1, below, provides Iraqi security forces and police officers casualty estimates from non- governmental sources, as well as an estimate of deaths using the chart in Figure 1. These estimates are based on varying time periods and have been created using differing methodologies, and therefore readers should exercise caution when using these statistics. 1 Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, "Statement by Ambassador Khalilzad on Situation in Iraq: Ambassador's Report to U.N. Security Council on Multi-National Force in Iraq," November 14, 2008, http://www.america.gov/st/texttrans- english/2008/November/20081114135331eaifas0.3025934.html. hfischer@crs.loc.gov, 7-8989 Information Research Specialist Hannah Fischer fdp.80_peS_ssergnoC_ot_tropeR_0109/sfdp/sbup/lim.knilesnefed.www//:ptth ta ,22.p ,8002 rebmetpeS ,qarI ni ytiruceS dna ytilibatS gnirusaeM ,qarI - sproC lanoitaN-itluM .e .9002 ,5 yraunaJ ,sserP detaicossA htiw noitacinummoc SRC .d .xpsa.xedni-qari/nabas/ude.sgnikoorb.www//:ptth ta ,6 .p ,qarI maddaS-tsoP ni ytiruceS dna noitcurtsnoceR gnikcarT :xednI qarI ,noitutitsnI sgnikoorB .c .gro.seitlausaci//:ptth ta ",yratiliM/eciloP iqarI" ,tnuoC ytlausaC noitilaoC qarI .b http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS22532 /8002-egrus/srebmun/sisylana/gro.tnuocydobqari.www//:ptth ta ,tnuoC ydoB qarI .a 8002 tsuguA - 6002 yraunaJ e737,5 8002 rebmetpeS .xorppa ,qarI ni ytiruceS dna ytilibatS gnirusaeM ,troper qarI - sproC lanoitaN-itluM eht gnisu etamitse SRC 9002 ,4 yraunaJ ­ 5002 ,82 lirpA c 400,8 dednuow secrof ytiruces fo etamitse ,sserP detaicossA c 409,6 dellik secrof ytiruces fo etamitse ,sserP detaicossA 8002 ,71 rebmeceD ­ 3002 enuJ b 318,8 dellik ecilop dna secrof ytiruces fo etamitse ,xednI qarI ,noitutitsnI sgnikoorB 9002 ,6 yraunaJ ­ 3002 enuJ a768,8 dellik ecilop dna secrof ytiruces fo etamitse tnuoC ytlausaC noitilaoC qarI 8002 ,03 rebmevoN ­ 6002 ,1 yraunaJ a 4884 )secrof ytiruces gnidulcni ton( dellik ecilop fo etamitse tnuoC ydoB qarI setamitsE dednuoW dna htaeD sreciffO eciloP dna secroF ytiruceS iqarI . 1 elbaT ¢