Which gulf war? There were 3 of them.
Country Mobilized Killed Wounded Total Casualties Africa 55,000 10,000 unknown unknown - Australia 330,000 59,000 152,000 211,000 64% Austria-Hungary 6,500,000 1,200,000 3,620,000 4,820,000 74% ...
WWII
Casualties are soldiers that are injured, dead, missing, or taken captive. In other words... it is a soldier who is not fighting.
a loss in soldiers or supplies during a war.