IBC reports highest weekly total for civilian deaths counted last week (what the actual numbers are is unknown - recall these figures are not to even be treated as estimates, just counts, technically).
WEEKLY CASUALTY LIST: MNF-IRAQ
| ------- | Rank, Nationality | Srv Branch | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank, Unit | |||
| Location; Circumstance of Death | |||
| Ronald R. Harrison, 25 | U.S. Army | Morris Plains, NJ | |
| Private, 703rd Brigade Support BN, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division | |||
| FOB Falcon (nr. Baghdad); 22-Apr-08; Non-hostile - injury | |||
| Jordan C. Haerter, 19 | U.S. Marine | Sag Harbor, NY | |
| Lance Corporal, 1st BN, 9th Marine Reg, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force | |||
| Ramadi (near); 22-Apr-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack (VBIED) | |||
| Jonathan T. Yale, 21 | U.S. Marine | Burkeville, VA | |
| Corporal, 2nd BN, 8th Marine Reg, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force | |||
| Ramadi (near); 22-Apr-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack (VBIED) | |||
| Adrian M. Campos, 22 | U.S. Navy | El Paso, TX | |
| Airman Apprentice, Helicopter Sea Combat Support Squadron 22 | |||
| Dubai; 21-Apr-08; Non-hostile | |||
| Matthew R. Vandergrift, 28 | U.S. Marine | Littleton, CO | |
| 1st Lieutenant, 2nd BN, 10th Marine Reg, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force | |||
| Basra; 21-Apr-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Steven J. Christofferson, 20 | U.S. Army | Cudahy, WI | |
| Specialist, 1st BN, 327th Infantry Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division | |||
| Baiji; 21-Apr-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Adam J. Kohlhaas, 26 | U.S. Army | Perryville, MO | |
| Sergeant, 1st BN, 327th Infantry Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division | |||
| Baiji; 21-Apr-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Cherie L. Morton, 40 | U.S. Navy | Bakersfield, CA | |
| Petty Officer 1st Class, Naval Security Force, Naval Support Activity Bahrain | |||
| Galali, Muharraq; 20-Apr-08; Non-hostile | |||
| Benjamin K. Brosh, 22 | U.S. Army | Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Specialist, 2nd BN, 327th Infantry Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division | |||
| Balad; 18-Apr-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack (VBIED) | |||
| Lance O. Eakes, 25 | U.S. Army | Apex, NC | |
| Specialist, 1132nd Military Police Company, North Carolina Army National Guard | |||
| Baghdad (north of - near Taji); 18-Apr-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Jason L. Brown, 29 | U.S. Army | Magnolia, TX | |
| Staff Sergeant, 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group | |||
| Sama Village; 17-Apr-08; Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, grenade | |||
WEEKLY CASUALTY LIST: ISAF-AFGHANISTAN
| ------ | Name, Age | Srv Branch | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank, Unit | |||
| Location; Circumstance of Death | |||
 | Robert Pearson, 22 | British Army | Grimsby-UK |
| Trooper, Queens Royal Lancers Regiment | |||
| Geresk (between Gareshk and Camp Bastion); 21-Apr-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
 | Mark Schouwink, 22 | Royal Dutch Army | Hengelo-Netherlands |
| Soldaat der eerste klasse (pfc), 45 Pantserinfanteriebataljon (Orange Infantry Regiment Gelderland) | |||
| Uruzgan province; 18-Apr-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Dennis Van Uhm, 23 | Royal Dutch Army | n.a.-Netherlands |
| First Lieutenant, 45 Pantserinfanteriebataljon (Orange Infantry Regiment Gelderland) | |||
| Uruzgan province; 18-Apr-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
 | Kyle W. Wilks, 24 | U.S. Marine | Rogers, AR |
| Corporal, Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force | |||
| Kandahar province; 16-Apr-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Luke J. Mercardante, 35 | U.S. Marine | Athens, GA |
| First Sergeant, Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force | |||
| Kandahar province; 16-Apr-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
WEEKLY CASUALTY LIST: IRAQI CIVILIAN, counted by large event
| Counted Civilian Casualties: 203 this week. | |
| Tuesday 22 April: 24 dead | |
| Afghanistan: | The Taliban burned down two schools and kidnapped two teachers in Logar. An Indian worker was kidnapped by the Taliban near Herat. |
| Baghdad: | gunmen kill 1, Shoala; car bomb kills 1, Mansour; mortars kill 6, New Baghdad; 3 bodies. |
| Anbar | |
| Ramadi: | suicide truck bomber kills 4 at checkpoint. |
| Ninewa | |
| Mosul: | car bomb kills 1. |
| Diyala | |
| Jalawla: | suicide bomber kills 8 at police station. |
| Monday 21 April: 23 dead | |
| Baghdad: | 6 die in clashes, Zayuna; roadside bomb kills 1, Zayuna; 4 bodies. |
| Diyala | |
| Baquba: | suicide bomber kills 4. |
| Awashiq: | gunmen kill 1. |
| Ninewa | |
| Mosul: | gunmen kill lawyer; 2 bodies. |
| Basra | |
| Basra: | gunmen kill councilor; cleric dies after being shot a week ago. |
| Kirkuk | |
| Kirkuk: | 1 dies in explosion. |
| Salahuddin | |
| Suleiman Pek: | gunmen kill policeman. |
| Sunday 20 April: 102 dead | |
| Afghanistan: | An Afghan child was killed and two others injured during an insurgent rocket attack near an army base in eastern Kunar province. |
| Baghdad: | mortars kill 2, Kadhimiya; 10 die in clashes (4 of them children), Sadr City; 2 policemen are killed by bomb on bicycle, Abu Ghraib; roadside bomb kills 1, Baladiyat; roadside bomb kills child, New Baghdad; roadside bomb kills 3 policemen, New Baghdad; 6 bodies. |
| Qadissiya | |
| Diwaniya: | roadside bomb kills 2. |
| Diyala | |
| Muqdadiya: | gunmen kill 2; mass grave containing 30 bodies is found. |
| Wajihiya: | 3 die in drive-by shooting. |
| Baquba: | gunmen kill 1 at fake checkpoint. |
| Khalis: | 2 killed by bomb explosion; 3 die in US air strikes. |
| Albu Tuma: | mass grave containing 27 bodies is found. |
| Kirkuk | |
| Kirkuk: | gunmen kill Sahwa member and his son. |
| Rashad: | 2 bodies. |
| Salahuddin | |
| Sulaiman Pak: | gunmen kill policeman. |
| Ninewa | |
| Sinjar: | 2 bodies (council member and his brother) are found. |
| Saturday 19 April: 38 dead | |
| Afghanistan: | A vehicle transporting DynCorp police trainers struck a roadside bomb in Spin Boldak but no one was wounded in the attack. A roadside bomb destroyed a vehicle in the restive province of Zabul killing three civilians. |
| Baghdad: | 3 women during US air strikes/clashes, Sadr City; US forces kill civilian, Ur; 1 body found. |
| Kirkuk | |
| Kirkuk: | car bomb kills 1; roadside bomb kills policeman. |
| Dhi Qar | |
| Nasiriya: | 4 policemen killed in clashes. |
| Ninewa | |
| Mosul: | roadside bomb kills 2; roadside bomb kills 1; US air strike kills 4; 2 bodies. |
| Diyala | |
| Baquba: | roadside bomb kills child. |
| Qadissiya | |
| Diwaniya: | 16 decapitated bodies found (heads were found in plastic bags). |
| Babil | |
| Mussayab: | body found. |
| Friday 18 April: 16 dead | |
| Afghanistan: | The son of the Netherlands' senior military officer was killed along with another soldier in an IED attack in Uruzgan province. |
| Baghdad: | bomb kills 1 in car, Binook; mortars kill 1; 2 children killed by roadside bomb, Tarmiya; 1 doctor killed on her way to work, Sadr City; 2 bodies. |
| Diyala | |
| Ibrahim al-Salih: | roadside bomb kills 6 members of the same family. |
| Kanaan: | roadside bomb kills 1. |
| Ninewa | |
| Mosul: | 2 bodies. |
| Thursday 17 April: 162 dead | |
| Afghanistan: | Twenty-four Afghanis were killed and 30 wounded in a suicide bombing in Nimroz province on April 17. |
| Baghdad: | 4 killed by US forces, Sadr City; roadside bomb kills 2 policemen, Zafaraniya; Dora council member killed by gunmen; 6 killed by roadside bomb, Adhamiya; 4 bodies; 51 bodies found in mass grave, Mahmudiya. |
| Diyala | |
| Adhaim: | suicide bomber kills 55 at funeral. |
| Muqdadiya: | 32 bodies found in mass grave. |
| Basra | |
| Basra: | gunmen trying to assassinate police chief kill his bodyguard; gunmen kill 2 policemen. |
| Ninewa | |
| Mosul: | woman is shot dead by Peshmerga; 3 bodies found. |
| Wednesday 16 April: | 16 dead |
| Baghdad: | mortar kills 3, Karrada; rockets kill 1, Rusafa; 4 bodies. |
| Ninewa | |
| Mosul: | roadside bomb kills 1; father and daughter shot dead by US forces during clashes; 1 body found. |
| Diyala | |
| Muqdadiya: | gunmen kill 2 in minibus. |
| Adhaim: | 2 members of a U.S.-backed neighbourhood security unit killed. |
src: MNF-I, MNF-A, journalists from icasualties.org; Iraqi Civiilan: iraqbodycount.org; Afghan events from Bill Roggio, other sources
