Nearly 2 000 members of Iraqi forces killed in November: UN
- Dec 2, 2016
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Close to 2 000 members of the Iraqi security forces were killed in November across the country, along with hundreds of civilians, the United Nations said on Thursday.
According to the UN mission in Iraq's monthly tally, 1 959 Iraqi forces were killed last month and at least 450 others wounded.
The toll includes members of the army, police who are engaged in combat, the Kurdish peshmerga, interior ministry forces and pro-government paramilitaries.
The UN statement also said at least 926 civilians were killed, bringing to 2 885 the number of Iraqis killed in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict last month.
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