Reply #15: US Iraq losses now more than 3,000

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US Iraq losses now more than 3,000
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070107/pl_afp/iraq_070107184012

by Jay Deshmukh 42 minutes ago

BAGHDAD (AFP) - US military losses in
Iraq crossed the 3,000 mark with the death of three airmen in Baghdad amid reports that another 20,000 troops will be rushed to stabilise the violence-wracked capital.
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According to the New York Times, the extra troops are expected to be part of a revised security plan announced by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday.

The US military announced the the death of three airmen in a roadside bombing in Baghdad, taking its total losses in Iraq to 3,003 since the March 2003 invasion to topple
Saddam Hussein, according to an AFP count based on
Pentagon figures.

Earlier on Sunday it announced the death of a soldier, also in the capital, which took US losses to the 3,000 mark.

Of the fatalities, 2,418 were killed in combat and 585 died from "non-hostile" causes, according to the Pentagon. More than 22,700 have been wounded.