These daily logs detail some of the many dead and wounded in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, both military and civilian, of all nationalities. We are not aware of any source that authoritatively and consistently compiles or counts these kinds of reports.

Note: These news reports overlap in some cases. We've done our best to count a casualty only once. Where vague reports suggest "many" "some" or "several" we count a minimum of 2. These logs were compiled by Evan D. The following news links were compiled by Evan D.

Note:  Our hearts go out to the people of Israel and Lebanon as they suffer through the terrible recent violence there.  We regret we do not have time to track the death and mayhem there.  Like the prayers of so many others, our prayers are vague and faceless: God be with them all. (For detailed daily news updates on the Middle East, try the blog, News About the Middle East.)

In the news on Monday, August 21, 2006 SUMMARY - ALL IN A SINGLE DAY	DEAD	WOUNDED	TOTAL CASUALTIES
Iraqis	17	12
Coalition in Iraq	4	0
Afghanis	3	0
Coalition in Afghanistan	0	0
ALL CASUALTIES, BOTH WARS	24	12	36
IRAQ LOCATION / STORY / NEWS LINK	IRAQI DEAD	IRAQI WOUNDED	COALITION DEAD	COALITION WOUNDED
Monday, August 21, 2006
IRAQ
Baghdad:
#1: In the first incident, insurgents in two cars sprayed automatic fire on a military patrol in the al-Yarmuk neighbourhood, a Sunni area of western Baghdad, killing three soldiers and wounding two more, he said Monday.	3	2
#2: Later, gunmen killed a civilian in northern Iraq (Baghdad) near Kadhimiyah, the scene at the weekend of a major Shiite pilgrimage. It was not clear if the shootings were carried out by the same gang, the official said.	1
Monday, gunmen opened fire on a crowd in Aden Square in northern Baghdad just after midday, killing at least one person and wounding five others, police said.	1	5
#3: A Multi-National Division – Baghdad service member died at approximately 1:30 p.m. today when the vehicle he was riding in was struck by an improvised-explosive device north of Baghdad.			1
Baqubah:
#1: Meanwhile, two civilians were killed in separate shootings near Baquba, northeast of the capital and a police officer was injured by a roadside booby-trap, a police officer told AFP.	2	1
An official with Baquba police told CNN that gunmen shot two people to death, including a woman, and wounded two others in two separate incidents in Baquba.	2	2
#2: In southern Baquba, gunmen shot an Iraqi civilian to death near a market. Baquba is in Diyala province, about 37 miles (60 kilometers) north of Baghdad.	1
Khalis:
#1: In another incident, gunmen shot dead an Iraqi civilian in Khalis town about 12.4 miles (20 kilometers) north of Baquba.	1
Balad Ruz:
#1: Two people, including a teacher, were killed by gunmen in Balad Ruz, about 31 miles (50 kilometers) east of Baquba Monday morning, an official with Baquba police said.	2
Iskandraiya:
#1: Two policemen were wounded when a roadside bomb went off beside their patrol in Iskandariya, 40 km (25 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.		2
Basra:
#1: Gunmen killed Fadhil al-Magsusi, a colonel in the Facility Protection Services (FPS), on Sunday in the southern city of Basra, 550 km (340 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.	1
#2: Gunmen killed two off-duty members of the Interior Ministry Intelligence Service on Sunday in Basra, police said.	2
Kirkuk:
#1: U.S. forces killed a 10 year-old boy accidentally on Sunday when they fired at a car approaching their patrol in the northern city of Kirkuk, 250 km (150 miles) north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Monday. A bullet ricocheted and struck the child, who was standing nearby.	1
Al Anbar Prv:
#1: Two Marines and one Sailor assigned to Regimental Combat Team 7 died from wounds sustained due to enemy action while operating in Al Anbar Province August 20.			3
IRAQ TOTALS	17	12	4	0
AFGHANISTAN LOCATION / STORY / NEWS LINK	AFGHANI DEAD	AFGHANI WOUNDED	COALITION DEAD	COALITION WOUNDED
Monday, August 21, 2006
#1: Three Afghan police were killed as a landmine struck their vehicle in the restive Helmand province, provincial spokesman Hajji Mohiudin Khan said Monday. "The incident took place in Marja district Sunday afternoon when the enemies of Afghanistan detonated a mine by remote control killing the all three occupants of a police car," Khan told Xinhua.	3
#2: A similar roadside bomb attack on a police van in Nawbahar district of Zabul province Sunday destroyed the van but left no casualties, district commissioner of Nawbahar Hajji Zarif said.
AFGHANISTAN TOTALS	3	0	0	0
ALL IN A SINGLE DAY - Daily News Log
Dead and Wounded in Both Wars, military and civilian
Daily News Log	Total deaths reported, all nationalities, both wars	Total wounded reported, all nationalities, both wars	Total dead and wounded reported, all nationalities, both wars
31-Aug-06			0
30-Aug-06			0
29-Aug-06			0
28-Aug-06			0
27-Aug-06			0
26-Aug-06			0
25-Aug-06			0
24-Aug-06			0
23-Aug-06			0
22-Aug-06			0
21-Aug-06	24	12	36
20-Aug-06	123	312	435
19-Aug-06	32	29	61
18-Aug-06	31	16	47
17-Aug-06	67	64	131
16-Aug-06	56	128	184
15-Aug-06	28	64	92
14-Aug-06	67	75	142
13-Aug-06	86	195	281
12-Aug-06	74	40	114
11-Aug-06	37	7	44
10-Aug-06	133	176	309
9-Aug-06	58	77	135
8-Aug-06	59	87	146
7-Aug-06	47	97	144
6-Aug-06	95	57	152
5-Aug-06	39	38	77
4-Aug-06	88	52	140
3-Aug-06	127	118	245
2-Aug-06	86	48	134
1-Aug-06	81	66	147
Totals, August 2006	1438	1758	3196
Daily average, August 2006	68	84	152