Feb 6 (Reuters) - One U.S. soldier died in Balad on Feb. 4 of wounds suffered the previous day, the U.S. army reported on Tuesday. Two U.S. sailors were killed during fighting in Iraq on Monday, the U.S. military reported on Tuesday. Following are the latest figures for military deaths in Iraq and Iraqi civilians killed in attacks since the U.S.-led invasion in March, 2003: U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES: United States 3,948 Britain 174 Other nations 134 IRAQIS: Military Between 4,900 and 6,375# Civilians Between 81,020 and 88,466* # = Think-tank estimates for military under Saddam Hussein killed during the 2003 war. No reliable official figures have been issued since new security forces were set up in late 2003. * = From www.iraqbodycount.net (IBC), run by academics and peace activists, based on reports from at least two media sources. The IBC says on its Web site the figure underestimates the true number of casualties. The U.S-led military coalition toll includes casualties from Iraq and the surrounding area where troops are stationed. (Writing by David Cutler, London Editorial Reference Unit)
A policeman looks at the damaged Golden Mosque in Samarra on the first day of its reconstruction February 5, 2008. Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said Samarra and its al-Askari mosque, ...
