LONDON (AFP) — More than one million Iraqis have died because of the war in Iraq since the US-led invasion of the country in 2003, according to a study published Wednesday.
A fifth of Iraqi households lost at least one family member between March 2003 and August 2007 due to the conflict, said data compiled by London-based Opinion Research Business (ORB) and its research partner in Iraq, the Independent Institute for Administration and Civil Society Studies (IIACSS).
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The highest rate of deaths throughout the country occurred in Baghdad, where more than 40 percent of households had lost a family member.
According to a July 2007 estimate by the United States, Iraq's population is around 27 million.
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Just try to comprehend it a moment.
Then go read the whole article and try and comprehend that.
40% of households have lost a family member in Baghdad due to this totally fucking illegal invasion and occupation... Try to comprehend living in that situation.
I can't... I just go blank and numb trying to think about it.
(hat'tip to cryptogon)
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