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FACTBOX-Military and civilian deaths in Iraq

Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:52am EST

(Reuters) - Three U.S. soldiers were killed in combat on Thursday in Iraq's western Anbar province, the U.S. military said in a statement on Friday.

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Earlier the U.S. military reported that a U.S. soldier was killed by a roadside bomb near Ad Diwaniyah early on Thursday.

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 3,151

Britain 132

Other nations 124

IRAQIS:

Military Between 4,900 and 6,375#

Civilians Between 56,880 and 62,613*

# = 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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