Pentagon says 688 US soldiers killed in Iraq

WASHINGTON (AFP) Apr 14, 2004
The Defence Department said Wednesday that 688 US soldiers have now been killed in Iraq since the invasion in March last year.

The Pentagon said that 3,269 had been wounded as of 1500 GMT on Wednesday.

More than 80 American soldiers have been killed in a surge of violence in April, according to military sources.

Of the total, 548 soldiers have been killed since President George W. Bush declared major conflict over in Iraq on May 1, 2003.

Combat left 494 soldiers dead and accidents and other circumstances killed another 194.

Out of those injured, 1,137 have since resumed military duties, the department said.

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