War by numbers

15: The kilometres taken by Kurdish militia after a three day advance towards the oil fields at Kirkuk in northern Iraq.

0: Iraqi troops they encountered on the way.

6000: Precision-guided munitions so far dropped by US and British aircraft.

30003-704ASB 7492: Serial number taken from a fragment of a precision-guided munition which landed on a Baghdad market place, killing at least 62 shoppers.

7: Tomahawk cruise missiles which pentagon officials admit missed their targets.

55: Percentage of US respondents to a Time Magazine/ CNN poll who think their Government created false hope of a swift and easy war. 29 per cent said this was done to rally public support before the invasion.

35 million: Amount in US dollars reportedly handed out by Saddam Hussein to the families of suicide bombers who have attacked Israeli targets.

60 million: US dollars Saddam spent on his Baghdad bunker which boasts 2m-thick concrete walls, 3-tonne steel doors, two escape tunnels, gold light switches, a spa and space for 50 people.

24: British casualties to date. Five were killed in action, 14 in accidents and five from "friendly fire".

2: Weeks until the Iraqi regime collapses, according to a former aide to President Hussein.

Herald Feature: Iraq war