Covering the period between January 2004 and December 2009, the logs tally the 109,000 people the US record as having lost their lives, be they civilian, insurgent or a coalition soldier. But they also record the 176,000 the US note as wounded, detailed together with fatalities month-by-month below. Selecting “KIA” (Killed In Action) and “WIA” [...]

The Iraq War Logs don’t just detail the deaths of 109,000 people across the country: they also tell us how they perished. The interactive graph below sets out the stark reality of Iraq: sectarian murders outweighed even IEDs as the leading cause of death. Just over 34,000 people, the vast majority of them civilians, were [...]

Perhaps the most revelatory aspect of the occupation to be drawn from the files is the evolving use of “Escalation of Force” techniques employed by coalition troops. Used mostly at checkpoints and roadblocks, it is a procedure used by troops to keep potential suicide vehicles at safe distance. If a car did not stop, and [...]

The details in the Iraq War Logs are shocking, but the numbers are revelatory

This video reveals the extend of detentions by coalition or Iraqi security forces

Perhaps the most damning new findings hidden within the Iraq war logs are those on detainee abuse and torture: the records reveal more than 300 allegations of abuse by coalition troops, and a further 1,300 cases where US soldiers either saw Iraqi forces committing abuse, torture or murder, or received allegations that they were doing [...]

This video illustrates civilians casualties at coalition checkpoints

A unique, and devastating, new graphic showing the exact location of every incident in Baghdad.

More than 24,000 of the files contained in the Iraq war logs refer to the US Army’s use of air power in combating the insurgent threat. The Bureau found more than 1,600 occasions when Hellfire missiles were fired by US air power. The precise locations of each strike are mapped in the video below: The [...]

Coalition forces battled for control of the town as insurgents took over, exploiting old smuggling routes to traffic weapons, explosives and fighters from Syria