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Iraq Combat Deaths Down 50 Percent in November

Carolyn Hileman* | December 4, 2007 

By Kevin Mooney

(CNSNews.com) - Combat-related casualties for U.S. military personnel in Iraq have been reduced by half in the first 28 days of November compared to the same timeframe for last year, a Cybercast News Service analysis of Pentagon reports shows.

There have been 24 combat-related deaths in Iraq reported in the current month thus far in comparison with the 48 combat-related deaths reported in the first 28 days of November last year. This reflects a 50 percent drop.

Total casualties, which include non-combat deaths, are down about 45 percent from where they were in the same 28-day period a year ago. There have been 29 casualties reported in Iraq so far this month versus 53 causalities for the same period in 2006.

There is often a delay between the time a casualty occurs and when the Defense Department releases its final casualty numbers. Nevertheless, a Cybercast News Service analysis shows there has been a consistent decline in the number of U.S. troops killed in Iraq since the 30,000 U.S. troop surge went into effect in June.

Although more U.S. troops have been killed in 2007 than in any other previous year, the spike in casualties occurred before the surge went into effect. Recent figures show a correlation between the influx of new troops and declining casualty rates.

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