[Sosfbay-discuss] CNN BREAKING NEWS -- 2, 000 Americans Killed in Iraq

[alexcathy at aol.com]

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Published on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 by CNN

U.S. Military Death Toll in Iraq Reaches 2,000

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The war in Iraq saw two milestones Tuesday that reflect 
the country's path to democracy and its human toll as officials said 
the referendum on a draft constitution passed and the U.S. military's 
death toll reached 2,000.

CNN's count of U.S. fatalities reflects reports from military sources 
and includes deaths in Iraq, Kuwait and other units assigned to the 
Iraq campaign.

Among the latest casualties, an American soldier was killed Saturday by 
a roadside bomb, and a roadside blast killed two Marines in combat 
Friday near Amariya in the western Anbar province, according to the 
U.S. military.

Since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003, more than 15,000 American 
service members have been wounded in the conflict, according to the 
Defense Department.

According to CNN's tally, 2,194 coalition troops have died in the war.
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