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Factbox - Military and civilian deaths in Iraq, 5 Nov 2006

Nov 5 (Reuters) - A U.S. Marine died from non-hostile causes on Saturday in Anbar province, the military said on Sunday.

Earlier the U.S. military reported that a U.S. soldier on patrol was shot and killed also on Saturday in western Baghdad.

Following are the latest figures for military deaths in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003:

U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES:

United States 2,831
Britain 120
Other nations 119

IRAQIS:

Military Between 4,900 and 6,375#
Civilians Between 45,354 and 50,321*

# = Think-tank estimates for military under Saddam Hussein killed during the 2003 war. No reliable official figures have been issued since new security forces were set up in late 2003.

* = From www.iraqbodycount.net, run by academics and peace activists, based on reports from at least two media sources. The IBC says on its Web site the figure underestimates the true number of casualties.