IRAQ: In the numbers

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The number of Iraqi civilians killed in violence dropped from 504 in May to 448 June, despite several high-profile bombings last month, according to figures released by the government.

The number of U.S. service members killed in the same period rose from 19 to 29, according to the independent website icasualties.org. A soldier from Georgia and another from Azerbaijan also died in June.

The American toll in May was the lowest since U.S.-led forces invaded Iraq in March 2003, according to the website. It followed a spike in the number of U.S. deaths to 52 in April, which coincided with an uprising of Shiite Muslim militants in the Baghdad district of Sadr City.

The U.S. military says that the number of attacks nationwide is at its lowest level since 2004, but warns that insurgents remain capable of lethal strikes.

Here are the figures released by the Iraqi government on Monday:

• The Ministry of Health reported that 448 Iraqis were killed in June, compared to 504 in May.
• The Ministry of Interior reported that 41 policemen were killed in the same period, compared to 32 in May.
• The Ministry of Defense said that 21 Iraqi soldiers were killed in June, compared to 27 in May.

The Baghdad Operations Center reported that 123 suspected militants were killed and 948 arrested for the month. In May, 192 suspects were killed and 2,419 detained.

-- Alexandra Zavis in Baghdad