02896nam 2200649 a 450 991021998510332120200520144314.01-282-03313-197866120331310-8330-4532-6(CKB)1000000000718908(EBL)423186(OCoLC)476261327(SSID)ssj0000105478(PQKBManifestationID)11127693(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000105478(PQKBWorkID)10104526(PQKB)10877094(MiAaPQ)EBC423186(MiAaPQ)EBC4969978(Au-PeEL)EBL4969978(CaONFJC)MIL203313(OCoLC)1027165843(EXLCZ)99100000000071890820080415d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAn argument for documenting casualties violence against Iraqi civilians 2006 /Katharine Hall, Dale StahlSanta Monica, Calif. RANDc20081 online resource (71 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8330-4461-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-51).Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; CHAPTER TWO- Counting Iraqi Civilian Deaths; The Lancet Studies; United Nations Reports; Iraq Body Count; Iraqi Government Statistics; Conclusions; CHAPTER THREE- Detailed Analysis of RAND's Civilian Violence Dataset; The RAND Dataset; A Closer Look at 2006: Who Is Being Attacked, Where, and How; Conclusions; CHAPTER FOUR- Recent Developments: COIN and the U.S. Military's Data Collection Effort; COIN and Iraq: Doctrine Versus RealityThe Reduction of Violence in 2007: General Petraeus and the SurgeConclusions; CHAPTER FIVE- Conclusions and Recommendations: A Better Collection Framework; ReferencesThe authors examine available open-source data on Iraqi civilian fatalities and assess problems associated with previous collection efforts. They present a more robust dataset and propose a framework for future data gathering in Iraq and beyond.Iraq War, 2003-2011CasualtiesCivilian war casualtiesIraqStatisticsViolent deathsIraqStatisticsCounterinsurgencyStatisticsIraq War, 2003-2011Casualties.Civilian war casualtiesViolent deathsCounterinsurgency956.7044/3Hall Katharine1237120Stahl Dale1237121MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910219985103321An argument for documenting casualties2871979UNINA