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At Least 917 Private Contractor Fatalities… Watchdog Group Says 104 Media Member Deaths

The New York Times JOHN M. BRODER and JAMES RISEN May 19, 2007 09:34 AM
Casualties among private contractors in Iraq have soared to record levels this year, setting a pace that seems certain to turn 2007 into the bloodiest year yet for the civilians who work alongside the American military in the war zone, according to new government numbers.
At least 146 contract workers were killed in Iraq in the first three months of the year, by far the highest number for any quarter since the war began in March 2003, according to the Labor Department, which processes death and injury claims for those working as United States government contractors in Iraq.

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FOCUS Death Toll for Contractors Reaches New High in Iraq

Casualties among private contractors in Iraq have soared to record levels this year, setting a pace that seems certain to turn 2007 into the bloodiest year yet for the civilians who work alongside the American military in the war zone, according to new government numbers.