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BAGHDAD, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. military death toll in Iraq in 2005 almost matched that of 2004.
The New York Times reported at least 844 service members were killed in 2005, while the total for the previous year was 848. The total since the invasion began in March 2003 was 2,178 hours before the end of the year.
The Times statistics came from the military and from a non-profit organization, the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count.
Through Dec. 3, 5,557 military personnel were wounded in Iraq in 2005. The total for 2004 was 7,989, with 15,955 wounded since the invasion in March 2003.
The two deadliest months of 2005 were January with 107 killed and almost 500 wounded, and October with 96 killed and 603 wounded. Both months saw a run-up in violence before elections.
Roadside bombs caused 427 deaths in 2005.
The death toll for Iraqis is larger and harder to pin down. Iraq Body Count estimates 30,000 have died since hostilities began.
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