CASUALTY RECORD // Aug 2004
Najaf
Estimated casualties — killed, wounded, captured, and missing — by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Casualties by side
2 sides catalogued · combined 259–361 estimated
États-Unis
100
Medium-confidence figure
Armée du Mahdi
159–261
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
Militia challenge exposed occupation governance limits
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