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July 31st, 2008
Posted: 03:48 PM ET
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — The number of Iraqi civilian deaths in Iraq continues to decline, according to figures supplied to CNN by the Iraqi government. A count of civilian deaths shows that 387 Iraqis were killed in conflict-related violence in July compared with 448 in June and 504 in May. The figures — based on data collected by Iraq’s Health, Defense and Interior ministries — reflect what American and Iraqi officials say has been a dramatic drop in violence in the country. But the number of Iraqi police and soldier casualties in July rose from June. In July, 45 Iraqi police officers were killed and 83 were wounded. In June, 41 police were killed and 110 were wounded. In July, 33 Iraqi soldiers were killed and 63 were wounded. In June, 21 soldiers were killed and 47 were wounded. |
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