cochransean/iraq-war-vis

A D3-based visualization of the Iraq War.

iraq-war-vis

A D3-based visualization of the Iraq War. This project aims to use public data to take an empirical look at the Iraq War. The page integrates storytelling features with exploration features, allowing users to branch out and explore the data themselves after being led on a guided introduction to the topic and interface.

Live Website URL

http://cochransean.github.io/iraq-war-vis/

Screencast URL

https://github.com/cochransean/iraq-war-vis/tree/gh-pages/screencast

Libraries used:

• D3
• Cartogram.js (used for cartogram)

Data Citations:

Timeline Data:

• NYTimes: Timeline of Major Events in the Iraq War
  • http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/08/31/world/middleeast/20100831-Iraq-Timeline.html?_r=0#/#time111_3263
• Updated with more recent events from:
  • http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/10/iraq-sunni-insurgents-islamic-militants-seize-control-mosul
  • http://www.foreignpolicyi.org/iraq-timeline
  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/al-qaeda-force-captures-fallujah-amid-rise-in-violence-in-iraq/2014/01/03/8abaeb2a-74aa-11e3-8def-a33011492df2_story.html
  • http://www.wsj.com/articles/iraqi-security-forces-recapture-tikrit-from-islamic-state-1427812777

Geographic, Violence, Ethnic, and Civilian Casualty Data:

• Empirical Studies of Conflict (ESOC): Princeton University
  • https://esoc.princeton.edu/

US Troop Casualty By Incident Data:

• Github User: amandabee
  • https://github.com/amandabee/CUNY-data-storytelling/blob/master/lecture%20notes/pivot%20and%20refine/OIF_US_Fatalities.csv

Aggregated US Troop Casualties and Coalition Troop Numbers

• The Guardian: Iraq War - The Conflict in Statistics
  • http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/sep/01/iraq-war-conflict-in-statistics
  • The aggregated fatality data linked above was updated based on current reports (though 22 April 2016).
• More recent troop numbers
  • http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/02/03/number-us-troops-iraq-more-than-4000-exceeds-previous-claims.html

Photo Credits

• Arlington Cemetery Picture - National Geographic
  • http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/10/141021-arlington-national-cemetery-iraq-afghanistan-war-ngbooktalk/
• All other photos from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page or labeled for reuse