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Tuesday, August 31, 2004 at 07:03PM
The number of American troops wounded in Iraq
since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003 is approaching 7,000,
according to figures published Tuesday by the Pentagon. The death toll
for U.S. military personnel is 975, plus three Defense Department
civilians. The wounded total has approximately doubled since mid-April,
when casualties and deaths mounted rapidly as the insurgency
intensified. The death toll over that period has grown by about 300.
The Pentagon, which generally updates its casualty count each week,
said the number of wounded stands at 6,916, up 226 from a week earlier.
In the two months since the United States handed over political sovereignty to an interim Iraq government, the wounded total has grown by about 1,500. [more ]
As of Monday, Aug. 30, 974 U.S. service members have died since the
beginning of military operations in Iraq (news - web sites) in March
2003, according to the Defense Department. [more ]