Thursday, July 03, 2003
Table of casualties in Iraq
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03 Jul 2003 18:07:52 GMT
FACTBOX-Table of casualties in Iraq
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LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - The toll of U.S. and British soldiers killed in combat since the end of major fighting in Iraq rose to 25 on Thursday after the U.S. army said two soldiers found dead were killed in action.
U.S. military officials also said one U.S. marine was killed and three were injured on Wednesday during mine-clearing operations in Kerbala, south of Baghdad.
Following is a table of U.S., British and Iraqi casualties in the Iraq war and its aftermath as announced by U.S., British and Iraqi authorities or independently confirmed by Reuters correspondents.
NOTE: The figure in brackets indicates the part which occurred after May 1 when U.S. President George W. Bush declared hostilities over.
U.S. AND BRITISH TROOPS KILLED:
COMBAT/ATTACKS
United States 139 (25)
Britain 14 (6)
NON-COMBAT
United States 64 (40)
Britain 29 (4)
IRAQIS KILLED:
MILITARY 2,320#
CIVILIANS *
# = U.S. military estimates relating only to fighting in or near Baghdad. No other figures available.
* = Website www.iraqbodycount.net run by academics and peace activists puts Iraq's civilian deaths at between 6,018 and 7,661 based on incidents reported by at least two media sources.
NOTE: NON-COMBAT is defined as accidents, U.S. or British fire killing/wounding their own troops or other incidents unrelated to fighting.
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03 Jul 2003 18:07:52 GMT
FACTBOX-Table of casualties in Iraq
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LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - The toll of U.S. and British soldiers killed in combat since the end of major fighting in Iraq rose to 25 on Thursday after the U.S. army said two soldiers found dead were killed in action.
U.S. military officials also said one U.S. marine was killed and three were injured on Wednesday during mine-clearing operations in Kerbala, south of Baghdad.
Following is a table of U.S., British and Iraqi casualties in the Iraq war and its aftermath as announced by U.S., British and Iraqi authorities or independently confirmed by Reuters correspondents.
NOTE: The figure in brackets indicates the part which occurred after May 1 when U.S. President George W. Bush declared hostilities over.
U.S. AND BRITISH TROOPS KILLED:
COMBAT/ATTACKS
United States 139 (25)
Britain 14 (6)
NON-COMBAT
United States 64 (40)
Britain 29 (4)
IRAQIS KILLED:
MILITARY 2,320#
CIVILIANS *
# = U.S. military estimates relating only to fighting in or near Baghdad. No other figures available.
* = Website www.iraqbodycount.net run by academics and peace activists puts Iraq's civilian deaths at between 6,018 and 7,661 based on incidents reported by at least two media sources.
NOTE: NON-COMBAT is defined as accidents, U.S. or British fire killing/wounding their own troops or other incidents unrelated to fighting.
