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How many innocent people have died because of war?
Far more of the people killed have been civilians. More than 387,000 civilians have been killed in the fighting since 2001.
How many civilians have died in US wars?
Number of military fatalities in all major wars involving the United States from 1775 to 2021
War (and years of U.S. military involvement) | Number of fatalities |
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American Civil War (1861-1865) | 620,000 |
World War II (1939-1945) | 405,399 |
World War I (1917-1918) | 116,516 |
Vietnam War (1965-1973) | 58,209 |
How many innocent civilians died in Vietnam?
He estimated that victims of democide (deliberate killing of civilians) included 214,000 by North Vietnam/VC and 98,000 by South Vietnam and its allies….Total number of deaths.
US and allied military deaths | 282,000 |
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PAVN/VC military deaths | 444,000–666,000 |
Civilian deaths (North and South Vietnam) | 405,000–627,000 |
How many civilians were killed by US drone strikes in Afghanistan?
The U.S. carried out 550 strikes (from all methods, not just drones), almost all of them in Operation Odyssey Lightning in 2016….Independent estimates.
Country | Afghanistan |
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Minimum strikes | 13,072 |
Civilians dead | 300–909 |
Children dead | 66–184 |
Total dead | 4,126–10,076 |
How many died in the My Lai massacre?
500 people
A company of American soldiers brutally killed most of the people—women, children and old men—in the village of My Lai on March 16, 1968. More than 500 people were slaughtered in the My Lai massacre, including young girls and women who were raped and mutilated before being killed.
How much does it cost to drone strike?
How much do drones cost the United States? The cost per flight hour varies by type of drone, but the larger armed systems such as the Global Hawk cost up to $18,591 per hour.