Reuters, 02 February 2006
A roadside bomb killed three U.S. soldiers south of Baghdad on Wednesday and another died of his wounds in a separate shooting attack in the Iraqi capital, the U.S. military said on Thursday. The military also reported that a Marine died of his wounds from small arms fire near Falluja.
On Tuesday, the U.S. military said that a soldier died in a vehicle accident in Falluja on January 28.
The following are the latest figures for military deaths in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003, in line with the most recent information from the U.S. military:
U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES:
United States 2,248
Britain 100
Other nations 94
IRAQIS:
MILITARY Between 4,895 and 6,370#
CIVILIANS Between 28,287 and 31,891*
# = Think-tank estimates for military under Saddam killed during the 2003 war. No reliable official figures have been issued since security forces were set up in late 2003.
* = From www.iraqbodycount.net, run by academics and peace activists, based on reports from at least two media sources.
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Citation: "Military and civilian deaths in Iraq," Reuters, 02 February 2006.
Original URL: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L30718705.htm
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