An argument for documenting casualties: violence against Iraqi civilians 2006
This study examines available open-source data on Iraqi civilian fatalities and assesses problems associated with previous collection efforts. The authors present a new and more robust RAND Corporation Iraqi civilian violence dataset from which they derive observations about trends in targeting and...
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| Summary: | This study examines available open-source data on Iraqi civilian fatalities and assesses problems associated with previous collection efforts. The authors present a new and more robust RAND Corporation Iraqi civilian violence dataset from which they derive observations about trends in targeting and weapons in 2006. These findings lead to a proposed framework for future civilian fatality data-collection efforts in Iraq and beyond. |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Physical Description: | XVIII, 51 S. graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 9780833044617 |
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| adam_text | Contents
Preface
.............................................................................
iii
Figures
.............................................................................
vii
Tables
.............................................................................. ix
Summary
.......................................................................... xi
Acknowledgments
...............................................................xv
Abbreviations
...................................................................xvii
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
.......................................................................1
CHAPTER TWO
Counting Iraqi Civilian Deaths
................................................3
The Lancet Studies
.................................................................3
United Nations Reports
...........................................................9
Iraq Body Count
..................................................................11
Iraqi Government Statistics
......................................................13
Conclusions
........................................................................15
CHAPTER THREE
Detailed Analysis of RAND s Civilian Violence
Dataset
................17
The
RAND Dataset
............................................................. 20
A Closer Look at
2006:
Who Is Being Attacked, Where, and How
....... 23
The Government and Its Security Forces
................................... 24
Businesses and the Economy
................................................. 26
Geographical Distribution
.................................................... 27
vi
An Argument for Documenting Casualties
Tactics and Weapons
......................................................29
Conclusions
........................................................................29
CHAPTER FOUR
Recent Developments: COIN and the U.S. Military s Data Collection
Effort
..........................................................................33
COIN and Iraq: Doctrine Versus Reality
..................................... 34
The Reduction of Violence in
2007:
General Petiaeus and the Surge
......37
Conclusions
........................................................................41
CHAPTER FIVE
Conclusions and Recommendations: A Better Collection
Framework
...................................................................45
References
.........................................................................49
Figures
2.1. 2006
Lancet
Study Deaths Due to Violent Causes, by
Governorate
...........................................................6
3.1.
Comparison of MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base s
Incidents to IBC Data
...............................................19
3.2.
Iraqi Fatalities, May
2003
to December
2006.................. 22
3.3.
Monthly Averages of Iraqi Fatalities
.............................. 23
3.4.
Iraqi Versus U.S. Fatalities
......................................... 24
3.5.
Comparing ISF and Iraqi Civilian Fatalities
.....................25
3.6.
Targets of Violence,
2006.......................................... 26
3.7.
Map of Violent Incidents in
2006................................ 28
3.8.
Percentage of Iraqi Civilian Fatalities by Weapon Used
....... 30
4.1.
Chart Showing Discrepancies in Data Used by
General Petraeus
.....................................................39
4.2.
Iraq Civilian Deaths Reported by General Petraeus
.............41
4.3.
Ethnosectarian Deaths Reported by General Petraeus
......... 42
Tables
2.1.
Comparison of Studies
...............................................4
3.1.
Comparison of Studies, Including RAND s
Dataset
............21
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Contents
Preface
.
iii
Figures
.
vii
Tables
. ix
Summary
. xi
Acknowledgments
.xv
Abbreviations
.xvii
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
.1
CHAPTER TWO
Counting Iraqi Civilian Deaths
.3
The Lancet Studies
.3
United Nations Reports
.9
Iraq Body Count
.11
Iraqi Government Statistics
.13
Conclusions
.15
CHAPTER THREE
Detailed Analysis of RAND's Civilian Violence
Dataset
.17
The
RAND Dataset
. 20
A Closer Look at
2006:
Who Is Being Attacked, Where, and How
. 23
The Government and Its Security Forces
. 24
Businesses and the Economy
. 26
Geographical Distribution
. 27
vi
An Argument for Documenting Casualties
Tactics and Weapons
.29
Conclusions
.29
CHAPTER FOUR
Recent Developments: COIN and the U.S. Military's Data Collection
Effort
.33
COIN and Iraq: Doctrine Versus Reality
. 34
The Reduction of Violence in
2007:
General Petiaeus and the Surge
.37
Conclusions
.41
CHAPTER FIVE
Conclusions and Recommendations: A Better Collection
Framework
.45
References
.49
Figures
2.1. 2006
Lancet
Study Deaths Due to Violent Causes, by
Governorate
.6
3.1.
Comparison of MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base's
Incidents to IBC Data
.19
3.2.
Iraqi Fatalities, May
2003
to December
2006. 22
3.3.
Monthly Averages of Iraqi Fatalities
. 23
3.4.
Iraqi Versus U.S. Fatalities
. 24
3.5.
Comparing ISF and Iraqi Civilian Fatalities
.25
3.6.
Targets of Violence,
2006. 26
3.7.
Map of Violent Incidents in
2006. 28
3.8.
Percentage of Iraqi Civilian Fatalities by Weapon Used
. 30
4.1.
Chart Showing Discrepancies in Data Used by
General Petraeus
.39
4.2.
Iraq Civilian Deaths Reported by General Petraeus
.41
4.3.
Ethnosectarian Deaths Reported by General Petraeus
. 42
Tables
2.1.
Comparison of Studies
.4
3.1.
Comparison of Studies, Including RAND's
Dataset
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