Iraqi Police - Number of Iraqi Police Deaths

Number of Iraqi Police Deaths

As of December 24, 2005, it has been announced by the Iraqi government's Interior Minister Jawad Al-Bolani, that 12,000 police officers in Iraq have died in the line of duty since the US-led invasion in 2003.

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