At Least 1,420 Iraqis Killed in August

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Violence in Iraq killed at least 1,420 people during the month of August, as Iraqi forces fought to regain areas overrun by extremist-led militants, the United Nations said on Monday.

At least 1,370 people were wounded during the same period, the UN Iraq mission said in a statement.

It said the figures did not include Anbar province, west of Baghdad, and that there were difficulties in verifying incidents in areas where there was fighting or which were outside government control.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team