U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Surpasses 1,800

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050802/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq;_ylt=At8kouTzyCSk8mGypCZ0e2Ss0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b3JuZGZhBHNlYwM3MjE-

U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Surpasses 1,800

By SAMEER N. YACOUB, Associated Press Writer 5 minutes ago

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Seven U.S. Marines were killed in two separate attacks west of Baghdad, where American forces are trying to seal a major border infiltration route for foreign fighters, the military said Tuesday. The deaths pushed the U.S. military death toll in Iraq past 1,800.

.......On Tuesday, the Defense Ministry said that since April 1, a total of 2,709 Iraqis have died in violent attacks, including 1,413 civilians. The rest were soldiers, police and insurgents.

The death toll for July was 656, the ministry said. That was the second deadliest month since the Shiite-dominated government was installed — surpassed only by May's figure of 967 deaths.

However, records-keeping in Iraq is irregular, especially in areas where the insurgents are strong, and the real figure is probably higher.

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1. 3.9 stars (722 votes)

Average (722 votes)
3.9 stars

[Inland]

2. You're ruining my beautiful mind. nt

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

3. Why 2 K?

That will be a good bumpersticker when we hit 2000

[tainted_chimp]

4. That's brilliant.

And so fucking sad.