War by numbers

36: American soldiers killed in fighting so far.

7: American prisoners of war, according to Iraqi officials.

16: American soldiers missing, according to US officials.

23: British soldiers killed.

23 March: the costliest date for American lives so far - 11 dead, 16 missing and five taken prisoner.

589: Iraqi civilians killed so far, according to Iraqi officials.

4582: Iraqi civilians wounded, according to Iraqi officials.

4000: Iraqi prisoners of war, according to US officials.

2: posthumous medals awarded to suicide bomber Ali Hammadi al-Namani by Saddam Hussein.

6: the number of times US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld asked the military to reduce ground troops to invade Iraq, according to New Yorker magazine.

212: the number of Iraqi leaders and security chiefs the Pentagon wants to investigate for crimes in war or against human rights.

10: the number of "punks" who were moved on by Chinese police for holding an anti-war protest in Beijing without state permission.

Herald Feature: Iraq war