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Written question asked by Lord Dobbs (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Warsi (Conservative) on Monday, 22 April 2013.


Iraq

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Warsi on 18 March (WA 116), why they have not produced any estimate for the number of Iraqis killed as a result of terrorist and war-related violence since the invasion of that country in 2003.[HL6688]

Answer

The Government do not collate or publish numbers for civilians killed during conflicts. This is because it is immensely difficult to collect robust, accurate data. There are a number of publicly available sources that estimate such numbers. The Government

do publish official numbers of UK service personnel and civilians employed by the Government who are killed during conflict. The continuing violence and loss of life in Iraq is deplorable, and we have urged all political groups to work together to tackle terrorism and secure Iraq’s future.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
744 c387WA; HL6688
Session
2012-13
Related items
Iraq
Monday, 18 March 2013
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Death Armed conflict Iraq Terrorism
Link
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