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FACTBOX: Military and civilian deaths in Iraq

Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:33am EDT

(Reuters) - Two U.S. soldiers were killed in Salahuddin province on Sunday, the U.S. military said on Monday.

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Two U.S. Marines were killed in separate incidents in Anbar province on Saturday and Sunday, it said.

Another U.S. soldier was killed on Saturday near Tikrit after a bomb exploded near his unit, the U.S. military said on Saturday.

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 3,732

Britain 168

Other nations 129

IRAQIS:

Military Between 4,900 and 6,375#

Civilians Between 70,749 and 77,272*

# = 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 that 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.



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