Avg. Daily Death Rate in Baghdad Has Tripled Since April

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Q'W'agmire:
Average Daily Death Rate in Baghdad Has Tripled Since April

"The first definitive total of violent civilian deaths in Baghdad since mid April has been published by Iraq Body Count (IBC)... IBC's latest study is the first comprehensive count to adjust for the comparable 'background level' of deaths in Baghdad in recent pre-war times. It is therefore an estimate of additional deaths in the city directly attributable to the breakdown of law and order following the US occupation of Baghdad. The study confirms the widespread anecdotal evidence that violence on the streets of Baghdad has skyrocketed, with the average daily death rate almost tripling since mid April from around 10 per day to over 28 per day during August. Another worrying development is that during the pre-war period deaths from gunshot wounds accounted for approximately 10% of bodies brought to the morgue, but now account for over 60% of those killed. The small number of reports available for other cities indicate that these trends are being mirrored elsewhere in the country."

http://www.iraqbodycount.net/press.htm

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