New poll suggests death toll in Iraq is 1.2 million

A new survey, released today by the ORB polling agency, suggests that around 1.2 million Iraqi civilians have been killed since the U.S.-led invasion of March 2003. That's more than 4% of the country's population.

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More precisely, 1.2 million Iraqi civilians have been murdered.

By gerald spezio (not verified) on 14 Sep 2007 #permalink

I suspect the true number is closer to 1.2 billion Iraqis, not million. That is over 1/6th the population of the entire planet.

By Bill Clanton (not verified) on 16 Sep 2007 #permalink