July 20 (Reuters) - The average number of daily attacks in Iraq hit a new high in June, as the final U.S. troop deployments for President George W. Bush's "surge" strategy arrived in the country. Attack statistics obtained by Reuters from the Defense Department showed a June average of 177.8 attacks per day on coalition and Iraqi forces, civilians and infrastructure. That surpassed a previous daily peak of 176.5 attacks in October 2006 and made June's daily total the highest since Bush declared major combat operations at an end in May 2003. Total attacks in June were lower than those recorded in May and in October 2006. But because June has only 30 days, the daily average was higher than those of previous months. Following are tables of monthly attack statistics for October 2006 and the first six months of 2007. The data includes raw figures provided by the Defense Department and analyzed by Reuters. * OCTOBER 2006 (31 days)------------------- Attacks on: Infrastructure........6 Civilians..........1278 Iraqi forces........976 Coalition forces...3212 Total..............5472 Daily average.......176.5 * JANUARY 2007 (31 days)------------------- Attacks on: Infrastructure.......19 Civilians...........897 Iraqi forces........946 Coalition forces...3301 Total..............5163 Daily average.......166.5 * FEBRUARY (28 days)----------------------- Attacks on: Infrastructure.......16 Civilians...........740 Iraqi forces........850 Coalition forces...2955 Total..............4561 Daily average.......162.9 * MARCH (31 days)-------------------------- Attacks on: Infrastructure........9 Civilians...........826 Iraqi forces........937 Coalition forces...3112 Total..............4884 Daily average.......157.5 * APRIL (30 days)-------------------------- Attacks on: Infrastructure.......13 Civilians...........875 Iraqi forces........966 Coalition forces...3051 Total..............4905 Daily average.......163.5 * MAY (31 days)---------------------------- Attacks on: Infrastructure.......23 Civilians...........932 Iraqi forces........987 Coalition forces...3423 Total..............5365 Daily average.......173.1 * JUNE (30 days)--------------------------- Attacks on: Infrastructure.......12 Civilians...........763 Iraqi forces........889 Coalition forces...3671 Total..............5335 Daily average.......177.8
