9000 soldiers are still currently serving in Iraq

DUTY: 9000 soldiers are still currently serving in Iraq - a fact that has led to widespread criticism of Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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UK troops wounded toll in Iraq hits 800

BILL JACOBS
WESTMINSTER EDITOR

ALMOST 800 British soldiers have been injured in the Iraq conflict on top of the 73 troops killed, it emerged today.

New figures released by the Ministry of Defence show the toll of injured has reached 790 out of the 55,000 troops who served in the invasion and in peacekeeping efforts since.

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Websites:

Al Jazeera (English)
http://english.aljazeera.net/

Iraq Body Count
http://www.iraqbodycount.net

FCO - Policy towards Iraq
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394374

Iraq Watch
http://www.iraqwatch.org

Justice not Vengeance
http://www.j-n-v.org/

Ministry of Defence - Operation Telic
http://www.operations.mod.uk/telic/index.htm

Voices in the Wilderness UK
http://www.voicesuk.org

UN - Office of the Iraq Programme
http://www.un.org/Depts/oip/

UN News Centre
http://www.un.org/News/

UNMOVIC
http://www.unmovic.org/

US Central Command
http://www.centcom.mil/

US Dept of State - Iraq Update
http://usinfo.state.gov/regional/nea/iraq/

Ministry of Defence
http://www.mod.uk/

British Army
http://www.army.mod.uk/

Royal Air Force
http://www.raf.mod.uk/

Royal Navy
http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/

Royal British Legion
http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/

Royal British Legion Scotland
http://www.rblscotland.org/

Forces Helpline
http://www.forces-helpline.com/