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Iraq casualties increased in may Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.boston.com/dailynews/152/world/Iraq_says_casualties_from_insu:.shtml http://www.boston.com/dailynews/152/world/Iraq_says_casualties_from_insu:.shtml Iraq says casualties from insurgency increased from April to May By Associated Press, 6/1/2005 07:31 BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Almost 200 more Iraqis were killed in May than in April because of a spike in militant attacks, government statistics showed Wednesday. Overall figures show that at least 670 Iraqis were killed in May; 485 were killed in April. Among them were 434 civilians, up from 299 killed in April, according to Health Ministry figures. Some 775 civilians were also wounded last month, compared with 598 in April. Police were also severely targeted, with 151 killed in May compared with 86 in April. At least 325 policemen were also wounded, compared with 131 in April, the Interior Ministry said. Some 297 insurgents were also killed in May, an almost 400 percent increase on the 60 militants killed in April, according to statistics obtained by The Associated Press from the interior, defense and health ministries. The government did not provide year-on-year figures for comparison or for the months before April. The increase in deaths coincides with the April 28 announcement of Iraq's new Shiite-led government, which was followed by a wave of violence believed launched by Sunni insurgents targeting Iraqi security forces and civilians. Among the largest police attacks was Monday's twin-suicide bomb attack that killed at least 27 policemen and wounded 118 in Hillah, about 60 miles south of Baghdad. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack. The Defense Ministry said 85 soldiers were killed in May, up from 40 in April. Another 79 soldiers were wounded, compared with 63 in April. But the most dramatic rise in deaths was among insurgents. The huge jump is believed linked to two large-scale U.S. military operations conducted in western Iraq during May that killed about 140 insurgents and about 100 suicide bombings since April 28, according to an Associated Press count.

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