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Iraq death toll in May lowest in 2011
AFP
Wed Jun 01 2011 11:15:45 GMT+0400 (Arabian Standard Time) Oman Time
Iraq: The number of Iraqis killed in violence in May was the lowest since the start of the year, according to figures released on Wednesday.
A total of 177 Iraqis -- 102 civilians, 45 policemen and 30 soldiers -- died in attacks last month, data compiled by the health, interior and defence ministries showed.
The overall toll was the lowest monthly figure for Iraq since December 2010, when 151 Iraqis died. The previous low for 2011 was February, when 197 people were killed.
May's toll was around 16 percent lower than the previous month, when 211 Iraqis were killed in violence.
Two US soldiers also died in May, bringing to 4,454 the number of American troops to die in Iraq since the US-led invasion of March 2003, according to data compiled by independent website [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
AFP
Wed Jun 01 2011 11:15:45 GMT+0400 (Arabian Standard Time) Oman Time
Iraq: The number of Iraqis killed in violence in May was the lowest since the start of the year, according to figures released on Wednesday.
A total of 177 Iraqis -- 102 civilians, 45 policemen and 30 soldiers -- died in attacks last month, data compiled by the health, interior and defence ministries showed.
The overall toll was the lowest monthly figure for Iraq since December 2010, when 151 Iraqis died. The previous low for 2011 was February, when 197 people were killed.
May's toll was around 16 percent lower than the previous month, when 211 Iraqis were killed in violence.
Two US soldiers also died in May, bringing to 4,454 the number of American troops to die in Iraq since the US-led invasion of March 2003, according to data compiled by independent website [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
