The word "casualty" refers to a member of the armed forces lost to
service through death, wounds, sickness, capture, or missing in action.
Total casualties of the Iraq war as of October 5 are 23,624, including
2737 killed. Unlike news coverage in previous wars, the number of
solders injured in Iraq is a tragedy not often reported.
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The latest fatalities bring the number of US military casualties in
Iraq since the March 2003 invasion to 2,718, according to an AFP count
based on Pentagon figures.
- AFP
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