Jan death toll lowest since 2003

BAGHDAD: The number of US soldiers and Iraqi civilians killed in attacks in January fell to the lowest level since the 2003 US-led invasion, data showed on Saturday.

Iraqi government figures showed 138 civilians were killed in January, lower than the 238 people killed in each of the months of December and October, previously the lowest monthly tolls.

In January last year 466 Iraqi civilians were killed.