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M$5 July 21, 2009 07:17 AM

How many POW Soldiers American,Coalition,NATO currently in both War on Terror theaters?

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July 21, 2009 02:19 PM
I'm sure the actual numbers are a lot higher. This info is hard to find and confirm that it is accurate. The best I can do is the following chart:

Killed
Military and para-military casualties only

edit Afghanistan and Iraq fronts
United States: 5,022 killed, 1 POW/MIA, 11 ex-POW/MIA12
United Kingdom: 332 killed, 25 ex-POW/MIA 12
Canada: 116 killed 2
Other Coalition forces: 325 killed, 1 ex-POW/MIA12
Iraqi security forces: 12,142 killed 3
Afghan security forces: 4,576 killed4
Northern Alliance: 200 killed5
Iraq contractors: 1,313 killed (795 Iraqi, 241 American, 49 British, 36 Turkish, 27 South African, 20 Fijian, 20 Nepali and 125 others, see full list here)678
Afghanistan contractors: 110 killed (26 American and 84 others, see full list here)
TOTAL: 24,016 killed

edit Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia: 107 killed 9
Yemen: 24 killed10
Jordan: 1 killed11
TOTAL: 126 killed

edit Colombia
United States: 13 killed (8 soldiers, 5 contractors), 3 ex-POW/MIA (contractors)121314
Colombia: 1,561 killed1516171819
TOTAL: 1,574 killed

edit Lebanon
Israel: 121 killed20
Lebanon: 172 killed 212223
UNIFIL (since 2006): 11 killed 24 (4 Spanish, 3 Colombian, 3 French, 1 Irish, 1 British, 1 Belgian)
Lebanon government militia: 27 killed22
TOTAL: 331 killed

edit Gaza
Fatah:155 killed

edit Israel/Lebanon border area
Israel: 7 killed (post-9/11); 7 killed, 1 ex-POW/MIA (pre-9/11)

edit North Africa
United States: 23 killed25
Algeria: 300 killed26
Mauritania: 15 killed26
Chad: 3 killed27
Tunisia: 2 killed26
TOTAL: 343 killed

edit Pakistan/Waziristan
Pakistan
1,797 killed, 160 POW/MIA, 450 ex-POW/MIA 28

edit Philippines
United States: 15 killed29
Philippines: 444 killed, 1 POW/MIA (military); 20+ policemen; 21+ militiamen29
TOTAL: 500 killed, 1 POW/MIA

edit Somalia
Somali TFG: 724 killed (Somali TFG)30
Ethiopia: 3,773 killed30
Uganda: 8 killed30
Burundi: 2 killed30
Kenya: 4 killed30
TOTAL: 4,513 killed

edit Thailand
Thailand: 155 killed31

edit Casualties of targets of the campaign
Military casualties only
21,218–21,628 Killed (Afghanistan Insurgency)5
5,627 militants killed (Pakistan Insurgency)28
18,492–23,991 insurgent dead (Iraqi insurgency)32
6,370-10,800 killed (Saddam Hussein-era Iraqi Army)3
1,019 killed (Philippines insurgency)29
119 killed (Saudi militants)9
277-627 killed (Hezbollah)20
18 killed (Amal)20
12 killed (LCP)20
2 killed (PFLP-GC)20
10 killed (SSNP)22
2 killed (LDP)22
709 killed (Hamas and other militants allied to Hamas, 2008 - 2009)33
3,270-4,270 killed (Somali ICU)30
227 killed (Fatah al-Islam)21
5 killed (Jund al-Sham)21
7 killed (Lebanese bomber cells)21
450+ killed (Algerian GSPC)26
19 killed (Moroccan militants)
7 killed (Egyptian militants)
4 killed (Turkish militants)
3 killed (Kenyan militants)
6 killed (Yemeni militants)10
5 killed (Spanish militants)
1,893+ killed (FARC)19

Total: 59,518–71,516
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_Terrorism_casualties

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July 27, 2009 07:40 PM
I think this is the wrong choice. My answer had updated information, plus the source to more detailed information. This answer only tells how many were killed and not how many there are still there. Plus, the war on terror is supossed to be in Iraq and Afghanistan. Not Colombia or Somalia. I think this is a complete misunderstanding.
I wasn't expecting this from the asker at all.

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July 21, 2009 03:28 PM
Accodring to www.brookings.edu

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The last report from June 25, 2009
http://www.brookings.edu/saban/~/media/Files/Centers/Saban/Iraq%20Index/index20090625.pdf

COALITION TROOP STRENGTH IN IRAQ
June 2009
U.S. troops in Iraq 130,000
Other coalition troops in Iraq
(excluding U.S. & Iraqi forces) 500 (all from the UK)
Total 130,500

Afghanistan
June 26, 2009
http://www.brookings.edu/foreign-policy/~/media/Files/Programs/FP/afghanistan%20index/index.pdf
Total NATO-ISAF Manpower by Regional Command (RC)
A total of 50.000 (distributed amongst 5 territories).

Troops Committed to NATO’s International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) By Country
AS OF: June 8, 2009
Total (rounded) 61130
Table depicting their distribution by country
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/mkd9mkGI2q2GOYajYCY-vQ?authkey=Gv1sRgCKH9wKrr_N_aHw&feat=directlink
Source(s):
www.brookings.edu


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