Timeline: US losses in Iraq

US troops still come under attack on a daily basis

The US military has reported the deaths of 548 American service personnel in Iraq since 1 May 2003 when President Bush declared that major combat was over.

Of the dead, 440 were killed in combat, typically in ambushes involving rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) and improvised explosive devices.

Since the war began in March 2003, the total number of US deaths in Iraq is 758, of whom 551 were killed or mortally wounded in action.

The following entries are based on day-to-day US Central Command news releases and do not cover war-related casualties outside Iraq or the possible deaths of soldiers succumbing to their wounds at a later stage.

3 May: Four soldiers (First Infantry Division) are killed in a vehicle accident near Khalis.

3 May: A soldier (First Marine Expeditionary Force) is killed as a result of 'enemy action' in Al-Anbar province.

3 May: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed by small arms fire in Baghdad.

2 May: 6 military personnel (First Marine Expeditionary Force) are killed in an 'indirect fire attack' on a US base in Al-Anbar province.

2 May: Two soldiers (Task Force Baghdad) are killed in an explosive attack on their convoy in Baghdad.

2 May: A soldier (Task Force Danger) is killed in an explosive device attack near Kirkuk.

1 May: Two soldiers are killed in a grenade and small arms attack near Al Amarach

1 May: A soldier (Task Force Olympia) dies in a grenade attack on a convoy south of Qarrayah.

30 April: Two soldiers (First Marine Expeditionary Force) are killed as a result of 'enemy action' in Al-Anbar province.

29 April: A soldier (A soldier (Task Force Baghdad) dies in a 'non-hostile' incident in Baghdad.

29 April: A soldier (First Infantry Division) is killed by an explosive device near Tikrit.

29 April: Eight soldiers (First Armored Division) are killed by a car bomb south of Baghdad.

29 April: A soldier (Task Force Baghdad is killed by a rocket propelled grenade in east Baghdad.

28 April: A soldier (Task Force Baghdad) dies in a vehicle accident west of Baghdad.

27 April: A soldier (Task Force Olympia) is killed in a hand grenade attack west of Mosul.

27 April: A soldier (Task Force Baghdad) is killed by small arms fire in an attack in east Baghdad.

26 April: A soldier (First Marine Expeditionary Force) is killed as a result of 'enemy action' in Al-Anbar province.

26 April: A soldier (First Armored Division) dies in a 'non-combat' incident in Baghdad.

25 April: A soldier (Task Force Baghdad) is killed by an explosives attack in Baghdad.

24 April: Four soldiers (Task Force Baghdad) are killed in a rocket attack on a US base at al-Taji.

23 April: A soldier (First Infantry Divison) is killed in an explosive device attack near Samarra.

22 April: A soldier (First Marine Expeditionary Force) dies from wounds sustained as a result of 'enemy action' in Al-Anbar province on April 14.

20 April: A soldier (13th Corps Support Command) is killed in a vehicle accident near al Qasim.

20 April: A soldier (Task Force Olympia) is killed when thier convoy is attacked west of Mosul.

18 April: A soldier (First Marine Expeditionary Force) is killed as a result of 'enemy action' in Al-Anbar province.

17 April: Three soldiers (First Armored Division) are killed in a small arms attack near Ad Diwaniyah.

17 April: A soldier (Task Force Baghdad) is killed by an explosive device in east Baghdad.

17 April: A soldier dies when his tank rolls over in northern Baghdad.

17 April: A soldier is electrocuted whilst repairing a generator near Samarra. 14 April: A soldier (Task Force Danger) is killed by an explosive device near Samarra.

14 April: A soldier (Task Force Olympia) dies from an 'acute cardiac event'.

13 April: A soldier (First Infantry Division) is killed in an explosives attack south of Baghdad.

12-13 April: Four marines (First Marine Expeditionary Force) are killed as a result of 'enemy action' in Al-Anbar province.

11 April: Three marines (First Marine Expeditionary Force) are killed as a result of 'enemy action' in Al-Anbar province.

10 April: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed by an explosive device in Baghdad.

10 April: A soldier (First Infantry Division) is killed when a convoy is attacked near Khalis.

10 April: A marine (First Marine Expeditionary Force) is killed as a result of 'enemy action' in Al-Anbar province.

9 April: A soldier (Task Force Danger) is killed in a grenade attack near Buhritz.

9 April: A soldier (First Cavalry Division) is killed by an explosive device in Baghdad

9 April: A soldier (13th Corps Support Command) is killed in an attack near Baghdad International Airport.

9 April: Three soldiers (First Armored Division) killed in a co-ordinated attack in Baghdad.

9 April: Three soldiers (First Infantry Division) killed in an ambush in Bayji.

9 April: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed in a convoy attack in north-east Baghdad.

7-8 April: Attacks across Iraq leave nine US soldiers dead.

6 April:Attack on US base in Ramadi kills 12 marines.

5 April: Three soldiers (First Infantry Division) are killed in grenade attacks in Baghdad.

5 April: Five marines (First Marine Division) are killed as a result of 'enemy action' in Al-Anbar province.

4 April: Eight US soldiers killed fighting Shia militants in Sadr City district of Baghdad.

4 April: A soldier (First Infantry Division) is killed by a small arms fire attack in Baghdad.

4 April: A soldier (Task Force Olympia) is killed by an explosive device in Mosul.

4 April: A soldier (First Infantry Division) is killed by an explosive device in Baghdad.

4 April: Two marines (First Marine Division) are killed as a result of 'enemy action' in Al-Anbar province.

2 April: A marine (First Marine Division) is killed as a result of 'enemy action' in Al-Anbar province.

2 April: A soldier (First Infantry Division) is killed by an explosive device in Baghdad.

1 April: Five U.S. military personnel (First Marine Expeditionary Force) are killed s a result of 'enemy action' in Al-Anbar province.

29 March: A soldier (13th Corps Support Command) is killed by an explosive device near Al-Habbaniya.

26 March: A marine (First Marine Division) is killed as a result of 'enemy action' in Al-Anbar province.

25 March: A soldier (First Infantry Division) is killed by an explosive device near Baqubah.

23 March: A soldier (Second Infantry Division) is killed by 'non-hostile' fire in Mosul.

21 March: A soldier (First Infantry Division) is killed during test firing for a mission in Samarra.

21 March: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed by an explosive device in Baghdad.

20 March: A marine (First Marine Expeditionary Force) is killed by 'enemy action' in Al-Anbar province.

19 March: A soldier (First Infantry Division) is electrocuted while repairing communications equipment in Baqubah.

18 March: A soldier (Task Force Ironhorse) dies in a road accident near Taji.

17 March: Two soldiers (First Infantry Division) die in a road accident near Baji.

15 March: Three soldiers (First Infantry Division) are killed in an explosives and small arms fire attack in Tikrit.

14 March: A soldier (First Infantry Division) is killed by a bomb in Baghdad.

13 March: Three soldiers (First Armored Division) are killed by a roadside bomb in Baghdad.

11 March: Two soldiers (First Brigade Combat Team) are killed when thier vehicle strikes a roadside bomb.

11 March: A soldier (Task Force Ironhorse) is killed by an explosive device near Ba'qubah.

7 March: A soldier (Second Medical Brigade) dies from a 'non-combat' related medical condition.

2 March: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed by an explosive device in Baghdad.

25 February: Two pilots (Third Armored Cavalry Regiment) died when thier helicopter crashes near Hadithah.

20 February: A soldier (4th Infantry Division) is killed in a vehicle accident in Ad Dujayl.

20 February: Two soldiers (Task Force All American) are killed by a roadside bomb near Khaldiyah.

16 February: A soldier (Task Force Ironhorse) is killed when his convoy is attacked by an explosive device in Ba'qubah.

16 February: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed by an explosive device in Baghdad.

16 February: A soldier (Task Force Olympia) is killed by an explosive device near Tall Afar.

14 February: A soldier (82nd Airborne Division) dies in a vehicle accident near Baghdad.

12 February: A soldier (16th Military Police Brigade) dies in an explosives and small arms fire attack in Baghdad.

11 February: Two soldiers (First Armored Division) are killed by a roadside bomb in Baghdad.

9 February: Two soldiers are killed while disposing of unexploded ordinance near Mosul

8 February: A soldier (82nd Airborne Division) is killed by an explosive device outside Mahmudiyah.

5 February: A soldier (Combined Joint Task Force Seven) is killed in a mortar attack at Baghdad International Airport.

3 February: A soldier (Task Force 'All American') is killed by an explosive device near Haswah.

27 January:Three soldiers (Combined Joint Task Force Seven) are killed in a roadside bomb explosion near Iskandariya, south of Baghdad.

27 January:Three soldiers (Task Force 'All American') die in another roadside bomb attack near Khaldiya, west of Baghdad.

24 January: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) is killed in a grenade attack in Bayji.

24 January: Three soldiers (Task Force All American) are killed by an improvised explosive device in Khalidiya.

24 January: Two soldiers (Task Force All American) are killed by an explosive device north of Falluja.

23 January: Two pilots are killed when their helicopter crashes northwest of Qayyarah.

21 January: Two soldiers (Fourth Infantry Division) are killed in a mortar attack on a base near Ba'qubah.

18 January: A soldier (Coalition Joint Task Force-Seven) is killed by an explosive device in Samarra. 17 January: Three soldiers (Fourth Infantry Division) are killed by an explosive device north of Baghdad.

16 January: A soldier (Combined Joint Task Force-Seven) dies from a 'non-hostile gunshot wounds' near Ad Diwaniyah.

13 January: A soldier (101st Airborne Division) is killed in a non-hostile incident in Mosul.

12 January: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed by an explosive device in central Baghdad.

8 January: Nine soldiers are killed when their helicopter crashes south of Falluja.

7 January: A soldier (Third Corps Support Command) is killed and 33 are injured in a mortar attack on a US base west of Baghdad.

2 January: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) is killed in a mortar attack on a US base in the town of Balad, north-west of Baghdad.

2 January: Two soldiers (First Armored Division) are killed by a home-made bomb while on patrol south of Baghdad.

2 January: A soldier dies (82nd Airborne Division) when a small US army helicopter is shot down near the town of Falluja.

2 January: A soldier is killed in a vehicle accident near Lake Habbaniyah.

30 December: A soldier (82nd Airborne Division) is killed by a round accidentally fired from a fellow soldier's weapon.

28 December: A soldier (Task Force Ironhorse) dies from illness near Bayji.

28 December: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed by an explosive device in the Karadah district of Baghdad.

28 December: A soldier (82nd Airborne Division) is killed by an explosive device in Falluja.

26 December: A soldier (Coalition Joint Task Force Seven) dies in traffic accident in Baghdad.

26 December: A soldier (Task Force Ironhorse) is killed by an explosive device in Baqubah.

26 December: A soldier (Task Force Ironhorse) is killed in an explosives attack near Ad Duluiyah.

25 December: Two soldiers (Task Force Ironhorse) are killed in a mortar attack in Baqubah.

24 December: A soldier (Task Force Ironhorse) dies from an electric shock whilst repairing wiring in Kirkuk.

24 December: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed by an explosive device in Baghdad.

24 December: Three soldiers (Fourth Infantry Division) die in a roadside bombing near Samarra, north of Baghdad.

22 December: Two soldiers (First Armored Division) are killed when their vehicle strikes a roadside bomb.

19 December: A soldier (Task Force Ironhorse) is killed in a vehicle accident.

17 December: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed during an ambush in the Karka district of Baghdad.

16 December: A soldier (101st Airborne Division) is killed in a vehicle accident near Mosul.

15 December: A soldier (Coalition Joint Task Force) dies from 'non-hostile' gunshot wounds in Baghdad.

14 December: A soldier is killed in a vehicle accident near Al-Asad.

14 December: A soldier (Task Force All American) is killed while disarming an explosive device near Al Haswah.

12 December: A soldier (Task Force All American) is killed by an explosive device near Ar Ramadi.

12 December: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed by 'non-hostile' gunshot wounds in Baghdad.

11 December: A soldier (82nd Airborne Division) is killed by a car bomb in Ar Ramadi.

11 December: A soldier (First Armored Division) drowns when he falls from a boat patrolling the river Tigris.

10 December: A soldier (101st Airborne Division) is killed by small arms fire in Mosul.

8 December: Three soldiers (Second Infantry Division) are killed in a vehicle accident near Balad.

8 December: A soldier (101st Airborne Division) dies when his unit is attacked with small arms fire in Mosul.

7 December: A soldier (101st Airborne Division) is killed when an explosive device is thrown at a convoy near Mosul.

5 December: A soldier (22nd Signal Brigade) is killed by an explosive device in Baghdad.

2 December: A soldier (Task Force Ironhorse) is killed by an explosive device near Tikrit.

1 December: A soldier (Task Force All-American) is killed by small arms fire Habbaniyah.

29 November: Two soldiers (Third Armored Cavalry Regiment) are killed when their convoy is attacked with grenades and small arms fire near Husaybah.

28 November: A soldier (101st Airborne) is killed in a mortar attack on a base in Mosul.

27 November: A soldier (Task Force All-American) is shot in his barracks at Ar Ramadi.

26 November: A soldier (101st Airborne) dies from 'non-hostile' gunshot fire in Mosul.

23 November: A soldier (220th Military Police Brigade) is killed when his patrol vehicle rolls into a canal.

23 November: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) is killed by an explosive device in Baqubah.

23 November: Two soldiers (101st Airborne Division) are killed in West Mosul.

22 November: Two soldiers (First Armored Division) are killed in a traffic accident near Baghdad Airport.

21 November: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) drowns when his vehicle slides into a canal in Tikrit.

20 November: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) is killed by an explosive device near Al Ghalibiyah.

20 November: A soldier (82nd Airborne Division) is killed in an explosives attack on a convoy near Ar Ramadi.

17 November: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed by non-hostile gunshot fire in Baghdad.

17 November: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) is killed by an explosive device in Balad.

17 November: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) is killed in a grenade attack on a patrol in Albu Shukur

15 November: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed by an explosive device in the Ad Hamiah area of Baghdad.

14 November: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed by an explosive device in central Baghdad.

13 November: Two soldiers (Task Force Ironhorse) are killed when their convoy is attacked with explosives north of Samarra.

12 November: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed by an explosive device in Baghdad.

11 November: A soldier (Task Force Ironhorse) is killed when his vehicle strikes an explosive device north of Baghdad.

11 November: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed by an explosive device in Baghdad.

9 November: A soldier (18th Military Police Brigade) is killed in a grenade attack west of Iskandariyah.

8 November: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed by an explosive device in the Wehda district of Baghdad.

8 November: A soldier (82nd Airborne Division) are killed when their vehicle strikes an explosive device near Falluja.

7 November: A soldier (101st Airborne Division) is killed during a grenade attack in east Mosul.

7 November: Six soldiers (101st Airborne Division) are killed when their helicopter catches fire on landing near Tikrit.

6 November: A soldier (101st Airborne Division) is killed by an explosive device on a highway east of Mosul.

6 November: A soldier (Third Armored Cavalry Regiment) is killed when a military truck strikes a landmine on a border road near Husaybah.

5 November: A soldier (82nd Airborne Division) is killed and two are wounded during a grenade attack on a patrol near Mahmudiyah

4 November: A soldier (First Armored Division) dies from non-hostile gunshot wounds sustained in Iraq.

4 November: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed by an explosive device in Baghdad.

3 November: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Davison) is killed by an explosive device while on patrol north of Tikrit.

2 November: Fifteen US soldiers are killed when their helicopter is shot down near the city of Amiryah.

2 November: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed from wounds sustained in an explosives attack in Baghdad.

1 November: Two soldiers (101st Airborne Division) are killed by an explosive device near Mosul

29 October: A soldier (82nd Airborne Division) is killed by an explosive device in the Khaladiya area.

28 October: Two soldiers (Fourth Infantry Division) are killed when their tank hits an explosive device near Balad.

28 October: A soldier (82nd Airborne Division) is killed in a 'non-hostile' gunshot incident near Falluja.

27 October: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed in a grenade attack in Baghdad.

27 October: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed by a bomb near Al Bayra police station in Baghdad.

26 October: A soldier (18th Military Police Brigade) is killed in a mortar attack on Abu Ghuraib prison in Baghdad.

26 October: Two soldiers (First Armored Division) are killed by an explosive device in Baghdad.

26 October: A soldier assigned to the Coalition Provisional Authority is killed in an attack on the Al-Rasheed hotel in Baghdad.

26 October: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) is killed in a 'non-hostile' gunshot incident in Baqubah.

24 October: Two soldiers (Fourth Infantry Division) are killed in a mortar attack in Samarra.

24 October: A soldier (101st Airborne Division) is shot in an attack near Mosul

23 October: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) is killed by an explosive device in Baqubah.

22 October: Two soldiers (First Armored Division) die in separate 'non-combat' incidents in Iraq.

21 October: A soldier (377th Theater Support Command) is killed in a maintenance accident in Balad.

20 October: A soldier (82nd Airborne Division) is killed by an explosive device in Falluja

18 October: Two soldiers (Task Force Ironhorse) are killed in ambush west of Kirkuk

17 October: A soldier (220th Military Police Brigade) is killed by an explosive device in Baghdad.

16 October: Three soldiers (101st Airborne Division) are killed in a grenade and gun attack near a mosque in Karbala.

13 October: A soldier (Third Armored Cavalry Regiment) is found dead in the Euphrates river near Hadithah.

13 October: Two soldiers (First Armored Division) are killed in traffic accident in Baghdad.

13 October: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) is killed in a grenade attack in Tikrit

13 October: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) is killed by an explosive device southwest of Jalyula.

12 October: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) is killed when his vehicle strikes a mine northwest of Bayjj.

10 October: Two soldiers (First Armored Division) are killed in an ambush in the Sadr City district of Baghdad.

9 October: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) dies from wounds received during a grenade attack in Baqubah.

7 October: A soldier (Third Armored Cavalry Regiment) is killed by an explosive device west of Baghdad.

6 October: Two soldiers (82nd Airborne Division) are killed by an explosive device in Al Haswah.

3 October: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) is killed in a grenade attack near As Sadiyah.

3 October: A soldier (First Armored Division) drowns while swimming in Baghdad.

1 October: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) dies from wounds received during a grenade attack on a convoy near Samarra.

1 October: A soldier (First Armored Division) is shot and killed while on patrol in Baghdad.

1 October: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) is killed by an explosive device near Tikrit.

30 September: A soldier (17th Field Artillery Brigade) dies of 'non-hostile' gunshot wounds in base camp near Balad.

29 September: One soldier (82nd Airborne Division) dies when a vehicle falls into a canal in Baghdad. Another soldier (800th Military Police Brigade) dies in a rescue attempt.

29 September: A soldier (82nd Airborne Division) is killed during an attack in Al-Habbaniyah.

25 September: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) is killed in a fire in an abandoned building in Tikrit.

25 September: A soldier (173rd Airborne Brigade) is killed and two are wounded in a grenade attack near Kirkuk.

24 September: A soldier (220th Military Police Brigade) is killed in a vehicle accident in Balad.

22 September: A soldier (101st Airborne Division) is killed in a 'non-hostile' gunshot incident in Mosul.

20 September: A soldier (Third Armored Cavalry Regiment) is killed by an explosive device near Ar Ramadi.

20 September: Two soldiers (205th Military Intelligence Brigade) are killed in a mortar attack on Abu Ghurayb prison in Baghdad.

18 September: Three soldiers (Fourth Infantry Division) are killed in a firefight near Al Ouja.

18 September: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) dies whilst clearing fallen power lines from a highway south of Ad Dujayl.

15 September: A soldier (101st Airborne Division) dies in a 'non-hostile' gunshot incident.

15 September: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed in a grenade attack in central Baghdad.

14 September: A soldier (82nd Airborne Division) is killed by an explosive device near Falluja.

12 September: Two soldiers (Coalition Joint Task Force Seven) are killed by small arms fire near Ramadi.

11 September: A soldier (Coalition Joint Task Force Seven) is killed when a truck tire explodes.

10 September: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed by while attempting to disarm an explosive device in Baghdad.

9 September: A soldier (Third Corps Support Command) is killed by an explosive device north-east of Baghdad.

2 September: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed in a helicopter crash in Baghdad.

1 September: Two soldiers (220th Military Police Brigade) are killed when their vehicle strikes an explosive device in Baghdad.

31 August: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) drowns when his vehicle falls into a canal in Tikrit.

29 August: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) is killed in a grenade attack in Baghdad.

27 August: A soldier (205th Military Intelligence Brigade) is killed in an attack on a convoy in Baghdad.

27 August: A soldier (Third Armored Cavalry Regiment) is killed by an explosive device in Falluja

26 August: A soldier (Third Corps Support Command) is killed by an explosive device in an attack on a convoy near Hamariyah.

24 August: A soldier (Third Armored Cavalry Regiment) dies from 'non-hostile' gunshot wounds in Baghdad.

23 August: A soldier (Third Armored Cavalry Regiment) is found dead in the Euphrates river near Ar Ramadi

22 August: A soldier (First Armored Division) dies in a fire at a small arms range in Baghdad.

22 August: A service member (First Marine Expeditionary Force) is killed when shot by an unknown gunman.

21 August: A soldier (First Armored Division) dies killed by an explosive device in the Karkah district on Baghdad.

20 August: A soldier (Third Corps Command) is killed in a vehicle accident near Ad Diwaniyah.

18 August: A soldier (First Armored Division) is killed by an explosive device in the Kaladah district of Baghdad.

13 August: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) is killed when his vehicle strikes an explosive device in Tikrit

13 August: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) dies when his convoy is attacked with an explosive device in the Al Taji district of Baghdad.

13 August: A soldier (101st Airborne Division) is killed when their vehicle is struck by a taxi in Mosul.

12 August: A soldier (Third Armored Cavalry Regiment) dies whilst asleep near Ar Ramadi.

12 August: A soldier (Third Armored Cavalry Regiment) is killed by an explosive device when a convoy is attacked near Ar Ramadi.

10 August: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) is killed and two are wounded by an improvised explosive device in Tikrit.

9 August: A soldier (Third Corps Support Command) dies of heat stress while riding in a convoy near Ad Diwaniyah.

9 August: A soldier (Second Armoured Cavalry Regiment) is found dead in troop living quarters. Cause of death is unknown.

8 August: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) dies whilst asleep in the border town of Kirks

8 August: A soldier (82nd Airborne Division) dies from gunshot wounds after being shot while on guard duty in Baghdad.

7 August: Two soldiers (First Armoured Division) are killed by small arms fire during a gun battle in Baghdad.

7 August: A soldier (101st Airborne Division) dies of a seizure while performing duties in Mosul.

6 August: A soldier (101st Airborne Division) dies after falling from a building in Mosul

5 August: A soldier attached to the Coalition Land Forces Component Command dies of an apparent heart attack.

2 August: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) is killed in a grenade attack south of Shumayt, Baghdad.

1 August: A soldier (First Armored Division) dies of gunshot wounds received during an accident in Baghdad.

31 July: A soldier (First Armored Division) dies when his armoured personnel carrier struck a landmine on a road in Baghdad.

30 July: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) is killed in a small arms fire attack east of Ba'qubah.

28 July: A soldier is killed in a vehicle accident near Nasiriya.

28 July: One soldier (First Armoured Division) is killed when an explosive device is dropped on their convoy in the Al Rashid district of Baghdad.

27 July: A soldier (First Marine Expeditionary Force) is killed in a grenade attack in the Babil province of northern Iraq.

26 July: One soldier (Third Infantry Division) is killed and two are wounded when their convoy is attacked near Abu Ghuraib.

26 July: Three soldiers (Fourth Infantry Division) are killed and four are wounded in a grenade attack outside a Baghdad hospital.

24 July: Three soldiers (101st Airborne Division) are killed after coming attack from gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades in northern Iraq.

23 July: A soldier (Third Armoured Cavalry Regiment) dies and two are wounded in an attack near Ramadi, west of Baghdad.

22 July: A soldier (Third Armoured Cavalry Regiment) is killed in a grenade attack on the road between Balad and Ramadi.

21 July: A soldier (First Armoured Division) is killed when his vehicle comes under attack in northern Baghdad.

20 July: A soldier is killed and two are injured in a vehicle accident near Baghdad International Airport.

20 July: Two soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division are killed in a grenade attack in Tal Afar, near Mosul.

19 July: A soldier (First Armoured Division) is killed in a grenade attack in the Abu Ghuraib area of Baghdad .

18 July: A soldier (Third Infantry Division) dies and three are injured when his vehicle passes over an 'improvised explosive device' west of Falluja.

16 July: A sailor (First Marine Expeditionary Force) dies from a 'non hostile gunshot wound' in Hamishiya.

16 July: A soldier (Third Corps Support Command) is killed and three are injured in a rocket propelled grenade attack near Abu Ghuraib prison in Baghdad.

15 July: A soldier (First Marine Expeditionary Force) dies after falling from the roof of a building he was guarding in Hilla.

14 July: A soldier (Third Infantry Division) is killed and ten are wounded in the Mansour district of Baghdad during a grenade attack on a US convoy.

13 July: A soldier is killed near Ad Diwaniya in a road accident involving a tractor.

12 July: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) dies of gunshot wounds following a 'non hostile incident' in Baghdad.

9 July: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) dies of a gunshot wound in a 'non combat incident' in Balad.

9 July: A soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) dies and another is wounded in a grenade attack on their convoy in Baghdad.

9 July: A soldier (Third Corps Support Command) is killed by small arms fire when a convoy is ambushed near Mahmudiya.

7 July: A soldier (101st Airborne Division) dies from gunshot wounds in a 'non combat incident' in Balad.

7 July: A soldier is killed when an explosive device strikes his vehicle while on patrol in Kadhimya, Baghdad.

6 July: A soldier (First Armoured Division) is killed during a firefight between his platoon and Iraqi gunmen in the Ad Hamiya area of Baghdad.

6 July: A soldier (First Armoured Division) dies after being shot in the head on the Baghdad University campus.

3 July: A soldier (First Armoured Division) is killed in Baghdad when a Bradley vehicle comes under sniper fire.

3 July: A soldier (First Armoured Division) dies of gunshot wounds in a "non-combat" related incident.

2 July: A Marine (First Expeditionary Force) dies and three are injured while conducting mine clearing operations in Karbala.

2 July: A US soldier dies from wounds received when his convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device in Baghdad the previous day.

28 June: The remains of two soldiers missing since 25th June are recovered 20 miles outside Baghdad.

27 June: One soldier (First Armoured Division) killed and four injured in a grenade attack in the Thawra area of Baghdad.

26 June: One soldier (First Marine Expeditionary Force) killed in ambush while investigating a car theft in Najaf.

26 June: One special forces soldier killed and eight injured in a 'hostile fire' incident in south-west Baghdad.

25 June: One soldier (First Marine Expeditionary Force) killed and two are injured when their armoured vehicle overturns as they rush to help colleagues under fire.

24 June: Soldier (First Armoured Division) dies in a "non-combat incident". No details given.

22 June: One soldier (First Armoured Division) killed and one injured in a grenade attack on a military convoy south of Baghdad, in Khan Azad.

19 June: One soldier (804th Medical Brigade) killed and two injured in an RPG attack on a military ambulance in an area north of Camp Dogwood in the town of Iskandariya.

18 June: One soldier killed (First Armoured Division) and one wounded in a gun attack at a petrol distribution plant in Baghdad.

17 June: Soldier (First Armoured Division) mortally wounded by sniper in north-west Baghdad.

16 June: Soldier (First Marine Expeditionary Force) dies of "non-hostile gunshot wound" in An Najaf.

15 June: Soldier mortally wounded in "an apparent non-hostile incident" in the Taji area.

13 June: One soldier (V Corps) dies and eight are injured in an armoured vehicle rollover accident 20 kilometres south of Asad Air Base.

13 June: Soldier drowns while swimming in lake near Falluja.

10 June: One paratrooper (82nd Airborne Division) killed and one injured in RPG attack in south-west Baghdad.

8 June: Soldier shot dead while manning a traffic control point in Qaim.

7 June: One soldier killed and four wounded in RPG and gun attack near Tikrit.

6 June: One soldier killed and two injured in a vehicle accident about 35 km north of Baghdad.

6 June: Navy Seabee (serving with the First Marine Expeditionary Force) killed handling unexploded ordnance in Kut.

5 June: One soldier (101st Airborne Division) killed and five wounded in Falluja in an RPG attack.

2 June: Soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) mortally wounded in RPG and gun attack near Balad.

30 May: Three soldiers die as result of vehicle accident between Mosul and Tikrit.

29 May: Soldier "killed by hostile fire" while travelling on a main supply route.

27 May: Two soldiers killed and nine wounded in RPG and gun attack in Falluja.

26 May: Soldier drowns "after diving into an aqueduct" south of Kirkuk.

26 May: One soldier killed and three injured when their vehicles runs over mine or unexploded ordnance.

26 May: One soldier killed and two injured in a collision with a tractor.

26 May: One soldier (Third Armoured Cavalry Regiment) killed and one wounded in ambush on their convoy near Haditha, about 193 km north-west of Baghdad.

25 May: One soldier killed and one injured in an apparent accidental blast at a former Iraqi munitions dump.

21 May: Soldier killed in vehicle accident near Baqubah.

19 May: All four crew members killed when Sea Knight helicopter crashes in the Shat Hilla Canal. One marine drowns while trying to rescue the crew.

19 May: One soldier killed in traffic accident near Safwan.

18 May: One soldier killed and one wounded in traffic accident near Samawa.

18 May: Soldier (Fourth Infantry Division) dies of "non-hostile gunshot wound".

17 May: One soldier killed and three injured while detonating unexploded ordnance in Baghdad.

14 May: One soldier killed and two injured in traffic accident near Irbil.

13 May: One soldier killed in accidental munitions explosion near Hilla.

12 May: Two soldiers killed in accidental munitions explosion.

9 May: Three soldiers killed and one injured in helicopter crash near Samarra.

8 May: Soldier killed by lone gunman in Baghdad.

4 May: Soldier dies in apparent suicide.

3 May: Soldier dies in apparent accidental shooting.

1 May: Soldier killed in traffic accident near Habbaniya.