Iraq death toll 'tops 1,000' in July, highest in years
Casualty figures released by the UN mission in Baghdad suggest 1,057 Iraqis were killed in July, making it the most violent month in years.
At least 4,137 civilians have been killed and 9,865 injured so far this year, with Baghdad province worst hit.
"The impact of violence on civilians remains disturbingly high," UN Iraq representative Gyorgy Busztin said.
BBC News - Iraq death toll 'tops 1,000' in July, highest in years
"The world is safer today because, in Iraq, our coalition ended a regime that cultivated ties to terror while it built weapons of mass destruction," G.W. BUSH, Sept 2003
Casualty figures released by the UN mission in Baghdad suggest 1,057 Iraqis were killed in July, making it the most violent month in years.
At least 4,137 civilians have been killed and 9,865 injured so far this year, with Baghdad province worst hit.
"The impact of violence on civilians remains disturbingly high," UN Iraq representative Gyorgy Busztin said.
BBC News - Iraq death toll 'tops 1,000' in July, highest in years
"The world is safer today because, in Iraq, our coalition ended a regime that cultivated ties to terror while it built weapons of mass destruction," G.W. BUSH, Sept 2003