Written question asked by Paul Flynn (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 May 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 May 2003. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 May 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Iraqi, (b) US, (c) British and (d) other (i) combatants and (ii) civilians have been killed as a result of military action in Iraq.

Answer: Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) Iraqi, (b) US, (c) British and (d) other (i) combatants and (ii) civilians have been killed as a result of military action in Iraq. [112346] Mr. Ingram: Thirty-five British servicemen have lost their lives to date in the course of operations in Iraq. In addition, we are aware only that two United Kingdom journalists lost their lives while reporting inside Iraq. The number of United States casualties is a matter for the US Government. We have no means of ascertaining the numbers of Iraqi military or civilian lives lost during the course of operations in Iraq, although we made every effort to keep any impact upon the Iraqi civilian population to an absolute minimum.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 112346; 405 c675W;405 c673W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Armed forces Death Armed conflict Casualties Civilians Injuries Iraq USA Iraq conflict
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