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I have heard the 130,000 number, I have not heard any "most" as a result of sectarian violence. Is there a source for that? I'm asking honestly, I'd like to know.]
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Will....any death stats in Iraq are highly questionable. The 600,000 figure from the Lancet study and the US "estimates" (when DoD officials are pinned down and forced to offer an assessment in testimony) of approx. 30-40,000 both lack credibility.
The above figures and the assessments that the growing number of civilian casualties are from sectarian violence are from
Iraq Health and Interior Ministries and the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq. (google for your own articles).
For further evidence of the growing ethnic sectarian violence, take a look at the most recent DoD report, "
Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq", with special attention on Sec. 1.3 - The Security Environment".
And this is with the DoD putting the "best face" on conditions and the fact that the conditions have only gotten worse since the latest DoD report in August