Civilian Casualties In Iraq

Civilian casualties of war are a common factor of war, much more common than they should be. When an invasion occurs, civilian casualties are to be expected. Among the chaos of an invasion or occupation, frightened, on-edge soldiers will frequently mistake an unfortunate street-goer for an enemy insurgent, resulting in countless civilian casualties. As for the War in Iraq, civilian casualties are something dealt with by the people of Iraq on a near hourly basis.
The Iraq Body Count in association with Oxford Research Group published a report that set the civilian death toll for the first two years of the war at 24,865. Of that 24,865, an unacceptable 20% were women and children.  30% of the casualties occurred during the initial invasion. Not surprisingly, US forces are responsible for 37% of all civilians killed. These are the results of countless raids, in which innocent families would lose a father or son because of frightened American troops making life-ending identifying mistakes. It is both shocking a repulsive that American forces stand accountable for 37% of civilian casualties while insurgents and anti-occupation forces are only responsible for 9%. The majority of civilian casualties in Iraq are caused by explosive devices, primarily, IED's and roadside bombs.