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Published: August 3, 2009

131,000

Number of U.S. troops in Iraq on July 31

170,000

Number of U.S. troops in Iraq in October 2007, the peak of the troop buildup

4,329

Confirmed U.S. military deaths as of July 30

31,454

Confirmed U.S. military wounded by hostile fire
7

U.S. military deaths for July, the lowest number since the war began in March 2003

1,395

Deaths of civilian employees of U.S. government contractors as of June 30

$669 billion

Cost of the Iraq war, according to the National Priorities Project
Sources: The Associated Press, State Department, Defense Department, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, The Brookings Institution, International Organization for Migration, Committee to Protect Journalists, National Priorities Project, The Brussels Tribunal, and the U.S. Department of Labor

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