BAGHDAD (AFP) - The number of Iraqis killed in political violence in June fell to 509, a near 10 percent fall compared to the previous month, security officials said on Monday. Insurgent and militia attacks killed at least 448 civilians, 40 policemen and 21 soldiers, the officials said quoting figures collected from the interior, health and defence ministries. In May, violence claimed the lives of 504 civilians, 32 policemen and 27 soldiers. By contrast US military losses rose to 29 in June compared with 19 in May, which marked the military's lowest monthly death toll since the March 2003 invasion, according to the independent website www.icasualties.org. Iraq has seen a downward trend in violence since the middle of last year, but bloodshed spiked in March and April on the back of fierce clashes between Shiite militiamen and...
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