Gov't: US Death Toll in Iraq 706; 3,600 wounded; 2 missing

Gov't: U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Tops 700
Mon Apr 19, 5:10 PM ET

WASHINGTON - The number of American troops who have died in Iraq since U.S. forces invaded in March 2003 has surpassed 700 and the number wounded in action has topped 3,600, the Pentagon said Monday.

The death toll stands at 706, although fewer than 700 individuals have been identified by the Pentagon because it has not completed the required next-of-kin notifications for a number who died in recent days. Just last Friday, the Pentagon said the troop death total stood at 685.

April has been the deadliest month since the invasion, with at least 99 U.S. troops killed so far.

Of the 706 deaths recorded by the Pentagon, 511 came after President Bush declared on May 1 that major combat was over. Two Department of the Army civilians also have been killed and two U.S. soldiers are listed as missing.

The number of wounded stands at 3,630, according to a Pentagon count that was updated last Friday. The total has grown by more than 600 since April 8, when it stood at 2,988.