Overview
In November 2004, investigative reporting by Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Janabi tracking a surge in post-invasion civilian casualties was utilized as primary reference data in an analytical study tracking the real-world human cost and changing security conditions in occupied Iraq.
The Historical Context
The citation appears in the widely syndicated research article, “100,000 Iraqis Dead: Should We Believe It?” published by prominent research analyst and anti-war commentator Stephen Soldz via Information Clearing House (ICH).
Soldz’s article was a critical evaluation of the massive disparity between official coalition statements regarding civilian casualites and independent field documentation. While synthesizing the crumbling security situation post-2003, Soldz relies on Janabi’s specific investigative records to substantiate the staggering escalation of local homicide and violent crime rates under occupation.
