3,990 US soldiers have died since the war began.
29,395 US soldiers have been wounded.
309 troops from other nations have been killed.
Up to 89,000 Iraqis have been killed. Estimates of the toll vary according to the sources.
4.5 million Iraqis have been displaced from their homes.
US$12 billion: The US' projected monthly operating costs in Iraq for this year.
US$50 billion-US$60 billion: The original estimate for the war cost, given by former defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

HEAVY TOLL: Up to 89,000 people have died violent deaths in Iraq. -- PHOTO: AFP
FlAGS OF DEATH: Family members tending a field of US FLAGS in Miami that represent US soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. -- PHOTO: AFP
FINANCIAL TIMES, BLOOMBERG