The Count
As of Tuesday, day 2,432 of the war in Iraq…
By Jake Armstrong 12/03/2009
4,369
American military service members — 1 more than last week — have died since the war began in 2003, according to the US Department of Defense. A total of 13,877 have suffered injuries serious enough to keep them from returning to duty.
88
civilians were killed in violence in Iraq in November, which Iraqi officials say is the lowest monthly civilian death toll since the war began, Reuters reported. About 343 Iraqis were killed in October.
1
shoe was thrown at Muntazer al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who lobbed 2 shoes at former President George W. Bush 1 year ago, by an Arabic-speaking man in Paris who accused Zaidi of working for a dictatorship, Agence France-Presse reported. “Here’s another shoe for you,” the man yelled beforehand.
3
days is how long a shadowy satellite TV channel honoring Saddam Hussein broadcast flattering images and speeches of the late dictator before ceasing operation Monday, the Associated Press reported.
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