The "war on terror" has killed 500,000 people since 2001 – SKAI (www.skai.gr)

The report of the Watson Institute for International Relations of the Brown University mentions between 480,000 and 507,000 deaths, pointing out that the actual number of victims could be higher.

This new report "shows an increase of 110,000 compared to the previous one" Count, published in a report of August 2016, the University said in a statement.

"Even if the war on terror is often neglected by the public, the media and elected officials, the increase in the number of deaths shows that this war remains fierce".

Victims identified in the study include civilians, rebels, police forces, security forces, and US and allied armed forces.

In Iraq, the largest number of civilians died – between 182,272 and 204,575. Followed by Afghanistan with 38,480 and Pakistan with 23,372 civilians dead.
About 7,000 American soldiers were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"We will never be able to learn the exact story of these wars, The report's author, Nestor Crawford, said that many victims had been registered as combatants, while they were perhaps civilians or that other victims had not yet been counted.

"For example, tens of thousands of civilians killed in the battle to recover (from the Iraqi army and its allies) Mosul and other cities that controlled the Islamic State, their bodies n & # 39; 39 may not have been identified yet.

The report's exposure does not include people who lost their lives from the indirect consequences of war, such as illness or lack of hospitality.