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| Iraqi Civilian Deaths 76% Lower Than Last Year |
| 2008-08-01 |
| The statistics showed 387 civilians were killed last month, down from 448 in June. More than 1,650 people were killed in July 2007. As I wrote in another post recently, this death rate is lower than Iraq used to have in peace time. Six U.S. soldiers were killed in combat in Iraq last month, compared to 66 in July 2007, according to the independent website icasualties.org, which tracks wartime deaths. The government figures showed nearly 80 Iraqi police and soldiers were killed in July, while 107 insurgents were killed and close to 900 arrested. |
| Posted by:Frozen Al |
| #1 I'm waiting for the AP to pick this up. Prolly tomorrow. Maybe the Khaleej Times will take the place of the NY version. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2008-08-01 17:43 |