From CNN
February 4, 2007
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The Iraqi Interior Ministry estimates that about 1,000 people have been killed throughout Iraq in the past week due to gunbattles, drive-by shootings and bomb attacks, a ministry official said Sunday.
The figure includes members of militia and terrorist groups, civilians and Iraqi security forces. The official said the data was gathered by Iraq's Interior, Health and Defense ministries.
At the same time, it is reported that the 4 helicopters that have crashed in the past few weeks were brought down by enemy ground fire. 21 Americans were killed in those crashes.