(Adds death of British soldier)

July 8 - The number of U.S. troops who have died in Iraq has passed 3,600, according to casualty reports released by the military over the weekend.

One U.S. soldier was killed by a roadside bomb near his vehicle in Salahuddin province in northern Iraq on Saturday, the U.S. military said.

Two U.S. soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb while on foot patrol south of Baghdad on Friday, the military said, bringing to eight the total number killed in Iraq during Thursday and Friday.

A British soldier died on Saturday from wounds suffered during a fierce clash in Basra a day earlier, a military spokesman said on Sunday.

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 3,605

Britain 159

Other nations 128

IRAQIS:

Military Between 4,900 and 6,375#

Civilians Between 66,807 and 73,120*

# = 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.

* = The U.S-led military coalition toll includes casualties from Iraq and the surrounding area where troops are stationed.

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