In addition, the average number of Iraqi civilian casualties each day exceeded 100, also a record level.
Iraqi casualties soared by 51% during the same period.
Estimates of Iraqi casualties range from 30,000 to 150,000.
As a consequence, Iraqi casualties increased 51 percent over the last reporting period.
But we did not pay much attention to the Iraqi casualties, which were staggering.
Iraqi casualties could not be confirmed, but hundreds are believed to have died.
Figures for Iraqi casualties were not made available, as has been the case throughout the war zone.
An accurate estimate of Iraqi casualties over the last two days was impossible to obtain.
The military has also warned Congress there will be Iraqi casualties.
There have been several attempts by the media, coalition governments and others to estimate the Iraqi casualties.