Iraq War Toll
Since the U.S. invasion began on March 20, 2003 (last week's numbers in parentheses):
- 3,401 U.S. troops killed* (3,378)
- 25,242 U.S. troops injured** (26,188)
- 274 Coalition troops killed* (273)
- 398 contractors killed*** (398)
- 6,786 Iraqi police and military killed*** (6,748)
- 69,658 Iraqi civilians killed**** (68,973)
Since Feb. 1, when President Bush began troop escalation:
- 315 U.S. troops killed
* March 20, 2003, through May 14, 2007; source: icasualties.org
** Number revised from last week due to change in source at icasualties.org
*** Estimate; source: icasualties.org
**** Estimate; source: iraqbodycount.org
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