BAGHDAD - Four years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, tens or even hundreds of thousands of Iraqis are known to have died violently, while almost 3,500 members of the coalition have also perished.
Approximate death toll by country:
- Iraqis: A study by US researchers published in October last year estimated that some 655,000 Iraqi civilians had died since the start of the occupation.
A report published a month later by the Iraqi authorities put the figure at 150,000, while the British web site Iraqbodycount, based on press reports, puts it at between 59,000 and just under 65,000 as of mid-March this year.
The Iraqi security forces say they have lost some 12,000 members.
Military casualties suffered by coalition nations:
- United States: 3,211 as of Friday, according to an AFP count based on Pentagon figures.
- Britain: 133 soldiers.
- Italy: 32, of whom 17 died in a single attack in 2003.
- Ukraine: 18
- Poland: 19
- Bulgaria 13
- Spain: 11
- Denmark: six
- El Salvador: five
- Slovakia: four
- Latvia: three
- Estonia: two
- Thailand: two
- The Netherlands: two
- The Czech Republic: one
- Kazakhstan: one
- Australia: one
- Hungary: one
- Romania: one
Of the countries listed, the following have now withdrawn all their forces from Iraq: Spain, Thailand, the Netherlands, Hungary, Ukraine, Italy and Slovakia.
NB: A number of the coalition deaths listed were due to accidents and suicides rather than hostile action.
03/18/2007 02:02 GMT