IN the most extensive death tally of the Iraq war, the US military says nearly 77,000 Iraqi civilians and security officials were killed from early 2004 to mid-2008 — a toll that falls well below Iraqi government figures.

AT least 85,000 people died from 2004 to 2008 in Iraq’s violence, the first official report by Iraq’s government on the death toll since the war begun has estimated.

At least 85,000 people died from 2004 to 2008 in Iraq's violence, the first official report by the Iraqi government on the death toll since the war begun estimated today.

Iraqi and US military officials have said that an inspection of an overcrowded detention centre run by the Interior Ministry discovered 13 prisoners who required medical treatment, the victims of apparent abuse.