BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) The number of coalition troops killed since the beginning of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq has reached 205, a U.S. military spokesman said Tuesday.
Of those, 135 were killed in hostile activities and 70 by friendly fire or other accidents, Col. Rick Thomas said. Those killed in action included 56 U.S. Marines, 59 U.S. Army soldiers, a U.S. Navy sailor and 19 British servicemen.
A total of 627 service members were injured since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom on March 20, Thomas said.
Despite the ouster of Saddam Hussein's regime on April 9, U.S. troops face continued attacks, mainly in central and western Iraq. Ten soldiers have died in the past 15 days, officials said.
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