Thus,he says,it is not possible to ascertain who is responsible for the shelling or to make a definitive casualty count.

VOA: standard.2009.05.11

Thousands more were damaged. He says casualty figures may increase as rescue workers have not yet reached some remote areas.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

The U.S.Navy hospital ship, USNS Comfort, is sending medical teams ashore to help with casualty evaluation and triage.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

President Obama also talked about Afghanistan, where U.S.and NATO forces face a strengthened insurgency and a rising casualty count, July being the deadliest month ever for U.S.troops there.

VOA: standard.2010.08.02

The military's casualty figures say The official figures say Israel Defense Forces spokesman Captain Elie Isaacson says the military used overt and covert intelligence sources to gather its casualty statistics.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

"Every single casualty affects people,it affects leaders, but more importantly, it affects families, it affects children, it affects parents,spouses, so each one of them is sacred and I think we all know that."

VOA: standard.2010.05.26

This report is about the latest effort to reduce the record and rising casualty levels among U.S.troops in Afghanistan, as President Barack Obama considers sending tens of thousands more troops into harm's way.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

Some 100,000 U.S.and NATO troops are currently in Afghanistan, but increasingly casualty figures and concerns about a growing Taliban threat and an ineffective and corrupt Afghan government have led to diminishing public support for the war.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

The report noted that 165 Iraqis were killed during May from insurgency-related violence, less than half the April casualty figure of 355.U.S.-led forces in Iraq are set to withdraw from all Iraqi cities by June 30, in accordance with a security pact signed between the United States and the Iraqi government,last November.

VOA: standard.2009.06.01