THE STATE OF IRAQ: AN UPDATE (5/16/04)
Security Indicators
April 2003 | August | December | April
U.S./Other Foreign Troops
150,000/23,000 | 139,000/22,000 | 122,000/24,500 | 137,000/25,000
Estimated Number of Insurgents
-- | 5,000 | 3,000-5,000 | 5,000
Estimated Number of Foreign Fighters/Jihadists
50 | 200 | 400 | 500
U.S. Troop Fatalities
22 | 36 | 40 | 131
Other Foreign Troop Fatalities
2 | 7 | 9 | 5
Foreign Civilian Fatalities
0 | 25 | 0 | 13
U.S. Helicopters Downed by Enemy
0 | 0 | 2 | 1
Insurgent Attacks on Oil Assets
2 | 3 | 9 | 4
Insurgents Detained/Killed
1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,000
Iraq Noncombat Fatalities (from war)
250 | 40 | 115 | 400
Iraqi Police Officers Trained to Date (as percentage of goal; includes partial training)
0 | 1 | 5 | 19
Iraqi Soldiers Trained to Date (as percentage of goal)
0 | 0 | 1 | 6
Iraqi Security Personnel Trained to Date (all others; as percentage of goal)
0 | 2 | 70 | 90
Economic and Quality of Life Indicators
April 2003 (April 10 on) | August | December | April
Unemployment Rate (percentage)
60 | 55 | 45 | 45
Oil Production (millions of barrels/day; prewar rate: 2.8-3.0 mb/d)
0.1 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.4
Oil Exports (prewar rate: 2.1 mb/day)
0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.6
Motor Fuel Availability (as percentage of estimated requirement)
20 | 60 | 60 | 95
Heating/Cooking Fuel Availability (as percentage of estimated requirement)
25 | 55 | 85 | 80
Electricity (in gigawatts; prewar: 4.4)
3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.8
Telephone Service (as percentage of prewar level)
20 | 100 | 110 | 130
Schools Needing Repair
12,000 | 11,300 | 10,000 | 9,500
U.S. Aid Disbursed, Cumulative (total amount available is roughly $20 billion)
$100 million | $300 million | $900 million | $1.5 billion
Health Care Clinics Renovated, Cumulative (out of 600)
0 | 0 | 10 | 52
Small Loans Disbursed, Cumulative (for population of 25 million)
0 | 100 | 1,000 | 2,000
Judges Vetted, Cumulative
0 | 100 | 300 | 860
Iraqi Morale and Views of the U.S.
April 2003 (April 10 on) | August | December | April
Iraqis Feeling Better Off Since War (percentage)
-- | 35 | 55 | 40
Iraqis Wanting U.S. Forces To Stay (percentage)
-- | 70 | 70 | 35