Iraq Body Count maintains the worldâs largest public database of violent civilian deaths since the 2003 invasion, as well as separate running total which includes combatants. Since we've sacrificed so much only to end up with even more chaos in the Middle East, Congress and the American people should say "No" to ⦠In addition to military service members, U.S. contractors who worked with the military in Iraq and Afghanistan also lost their lives, both, in some cases, via improvised explosive device (IED) attacks. Unfortunately, peace talks that could have led to the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and the Taliban ceasing to operate in Afghanistan took an abrupt halt. âThe officials familiar with the intelligence did not explain the White House delay in deciding how to respond to the intelligence about Russia,â the Times reported. There were also 21 civilian DoD deaths, including six in Afghanistan and 15 in Iraq, the Cost of War report notes. The officials were reportedly âconfidentâ about the authenticity of this intelligence, the Times says, but are less sure about exactly how high up the authorization for this covert operation went, and what the exact aim may be. In operations related to Iraq, a total of 4,604 members of the U.S. military and Department of Defense civilians have died. Iraq : 3,793 deaths. The United States’ entry into Afghanistan followed the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Just under 4,230 Americans died in the Iraq War during George W. Bushâs time in office. Iran-Iraq War (1980â88), prolonged military conflict between Iran and Iraq. Conflict in the Middle East, particularly in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, has led to the deaths of thousands of military service members and military contractors by IED attack. "They’re trying to get some sort of resurgence, but they are disconnected,” the U.S. official said. Estimates of total casualties range from 1,000,000 to twice that number. Members of Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC), known as Marine Raiders, have had an active role in counterterrorism operations in Iraq for years, teaming with Iraqi security forces to root out remnants of the Islamic State.