] This is a Human Security project to establish an
] independent and comprehensive public database of civilian
] deaths in Iraq resulting directly from military actions
] by the USA and its allies in 2003. Results and totals are
] continually updated and made immediately available on
] this page and on various IBC counters which may be freely
] displayed on any website, where they will be
] automatically updated without further intervention.
] Casualty figures are derived from a comprehensive survey
] of online media reports. Where these sources report
] differing figures, the range (a minimum and a maximum)
] are given. All results are independently reviewed and
] error-checked by at least three members of the Iraq Body
] Count project team before publication.