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FACTBOX-Military and civilian deaths in Iraq
01 May 2007 15:53:50 GMT
Source: Reuters
May 1 (Reuters) - 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 3,351

Britain 146

Other nations 125

IRAQIS:

Military Between 4,900 and 6,375#

Civilians Between 62,760 and 68,786*

# = 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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U.S. soldiers of 2-8 Delta Calvary search for IED (Improvised Explosive Devices) on a main road outside Taji May 8, 2007. A suicide bomber killed 16 people and wounded 70 at a crowded market in Iraq's Shi'ite city of Kufa on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a string of sectarian attacks blamed on al Qaeda Sunni militants.



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