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FACTBOX-Military and civilian deaths in Iraq
14 Mar 2007 16:48:18 GMT
Source: Reuters
•  Iraq in turmoil

March 14 (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier was killed by a roadside bomb while on patrol in a southern section of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

Another U.S. soldier was killed by a roadside bomb while on patrol in northern Baghdad.

Following are the latest figures for military deaths in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003:

U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES:

United States 3,197

Britain 134

Other nations 124

IRAQIS:

Military Between 4,900 and 6,375#

Civilians Between 58,637 and 64,444*

# = 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. IBC says on its Web site that the figure underestimates the true number of casualties.


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