U.S. Death Toll in Afghanistan Hits a Grim Record

Staff / Truthdig Aug 28, 2009 With the death of a US service member Friday, August now stands as the deadliest month ever for U forces in Afghanistan Forty-five American troops have been killed so far this month, a disturbing sign that conditions in the nearly decade-long war are not getting any better. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraqi Death Toll Tops 87,000 Since 2005

Staff / Truthdig Apr 24, 2009 Citing data obtained from an Iraqi government official, the Associated Press reported Thursday that 87,215 Iraqis have died due to violence since 2005 -- and that could even be a conservative figure. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sri Lanka’s Civil War Takes a Toll

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2009 The toll in the recent spate of clashes in the decades-long battle between Tamil Tiger rebels and the Sri Lankan government has been officially estimated: 40 civilians are being killed every day, with more than 100 wounded, as artillery shells and gun battles between the two sides devastate the Sri Lankan northeast. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Team Bush: Hamas Must Stop Attacks on Israel

Staff / Truthdig Dec 30, 2008 As the current Israeli-Palestinian clash reached the three-day mark with no sign of resolution, President Bush weighed in on the crisis via a spokesperson at "the Western White House" in Crawford, Texas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Footage of Slain Afghan Civilians Revives Inquiry Into U.S. Raid

Staff / Truthdig Sep 9, 2008 Cell-phone footage shot by a doctor in a makeshift morgue in Azizabad, Afghanistan, showing rows of dead Afghan civilians, including several children, has led to a renewed inquiry into an American-led airstrike that occurred on Aug. 22. American officials had previously insisted that only seven civilians had been killed in the attack, but they're now having to face the possibility that the actual figure could be as high as 90. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Burma Death Toll Now at 78,000

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2008 As the official death toll climbs in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, the Burmese government remains recalcitrant while survivors and aid workers continue to be frustrated by the slow movement of supplies to the country's worst-hit areas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Crisis Deepens in Burma as Cyclone Toll Passes 22,000

Staff / Truthdig May 6, 2008 As more details of the devastation left by Cyclone Nargis in Burma emerge, it's becoming clear that the storm is one of the worst disasters in years The Burmese government is being criticized for responding inadequately and too slowly to the crisis, and President Bush, himself no stranger to this kind of criticism, is calling on Burma's "military junta [to] allow our disaster assessment teams into the country" in order to help. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cyclone Death Toll ‘Tops 10,000’ in Burma

Staff / Truthdig May 6, 2008 The Burmese government prepared for an influx of international aid Monday as the death toll from Saturday's cyclone passed 10,000, according to Foreign Minister Nyan Win. That number suggested a far greater disaster than the 351 deaths reported earlier that same day. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq Death Toll Spikes in April

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2008 April was the cruelest month in seven months in terms of the numbers of both civilians and US troops who lost their lives in Iraq A spate of deadly bombings on Wednesday killed four U soldiers, bringing the monthlong total of American dead to 50, and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's crackdown on Shiite followers of Moqtada al-Sadr made for more intense violence, particularly in Basra and Sadr City, which contributed to a reported 969 Iraqi civilian deaths. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Another Take on Death Toll Among Iraqis

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2008 The tragic task of tallying the number of Iraqis who have been killed in the war has been attempted by various parties with vastly different results, largely because of built-in logistical issues, and now the WHO's health ministry has released its own figures while acknowledging the impossibility of precision. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dozens Dead After Three Bombings in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Dec 13, 2007 Three car bombs ripped through the southern Iraqi province of Amarah on Wednesday, killing at least 46 and wounding 149, according to The Washington Post, which reported Thursday that the death toll was likely to climb. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NATO to Karzai: Point Taken

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2007 NATO officials have registered Afghan President Hamad Karzai's strong criticism of the Western coalition's recent tactics, which have resulted in tragically high numbers of civilian deaths, and are offering conciliatory words in response. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )