Civilian death study rates "dirty war" in Iraq

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LONDON (Reuters) – More than 92,600 civilians were killed in armed violence in Iraq from 2003 to 2008, and U.S.-led coalition forces showed higher rates of indiscriminate killing of women and children than insurgents, a study has found. British and Swiss researchers, using data from the human rights group Iraq Body Count (IBC), analyzed civilian deaths in Iraq from March 2003 to March 2008 and found that most killings were committed by unknown perpetrators, often from extrajudicial executions, suicide bombs,…

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Civilian death study rates "dirty war" in Iraq

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