FACTBOX: Military and civilian deaths in Iraq

Sun Nov 16, 2008 5:14am EST
 
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(Reuters) - A U.S. military OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter crashed in the northern city of Mosul on Saturday after striking overhead cables, the military said, killing two U.S. soldiers.

A U.S. marine died of wounds on Friday inflicted by a roadside bomb that had struck his vehicle earlier in the day west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

Two other U.S. soldiers died in vehicle accidents on Thursday the U.S. military reported on Friday.

Following are the latest figures for soldiers and civilians killed in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003:

U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES:

United States 4,201

Britain 176

Other nations 138

IRAQIS:

Military Between 4,900 and 6,375#

Civilians Between 88,951 and 97,092*

# = 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 website 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)

 

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