FACTBOX - Military and civilian deaths in Iraq
(Reuters) - Two U.S. soldiers were killed and three others wounded in a gun battle in Nineveh Province north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.
Another U.S. soldier died in an accident in Baghdad on Christmas Day, the U.S. military reported.
Following are the latest figures for military deaths in Iraq and Iraqi civilians killed in attacks since the U.S.-led invasion in March, 2003:
U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES:
United States 3,900
Britain 174
Other nations 134
IRAQIS:
Military Between 4,900 and 6,375# Continued...
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