Dec 15 (Reuters) - Two U.S. Marines have been killed in Iraq's volatile Anbar province, heartland of the Sunni insurgency, the U.S. military said on Friday. It said the two died from wounds sustained in combat on Thursday.

A U.S. soldier was killed on Tuesday while conducting security operations in the northern province of Ninewa, the U.S. military said on Friday.

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 2,941

Britain 126

Other nations 121

IRAQIS:

Military Between 4,900 and 6,375#

Civilians Between 50,585 and 56,083*

# = 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, 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.

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