FACTBOX-Military and civilian deaths in Iraq
Source: Reuters
May 6 (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier was killed and four others were wounded by a roadside bomb in western Baghdad on Friday, the U.S. military said on Sunday. Two U.S. Marines were killed on Saturday while conducting combat operations in Anbar province in western Iraq, the U.S. military said in a statement on Sunday. 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 3,367 Britain 147 Other nations 125 IRAQIS: Military Between 4,900 and 6,375# Civilians Between 62,842 and 68,869* # = 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 under estimates the true number of casualties.
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