No U.S. troops died in Iraq or Afghanistan in March, the first fatality-free month since 2003

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last updated 8 January 2015

For the first month since February 2003, no U.S. troops died in Iraq or Afghanistan in March, according to tallies by iCasualties.org. Breaking the 133-month streak is great news, but as the charts below indicated, it's also a reminder of how many U.S. and coalition troops have died in the two long wars. In all, 4,804 coalition troops have died in Iraq (including 4,486 Americans), and 3,429 in Afghanistan (including 2,315 Americans). Here are iCasualties' numbers for U.S. troops, broken out by month:

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.

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