led invasion in March 2003, at least 1,647 American military personnel have lost their lives in Iraq. An Internet posting this week apparently from the al Qaeda organisation in Iraq said Zarqawi, for whom Washington is offering a $25 million bounty, had been wounded in fighting, although it did not say when, where or how, Reuters said. Other reports on the Web said he had been shot in the chest, but these could not be independently confirmed. Jabor said he had confirmation that Zarqawi had been wounded. But Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari later said there was no firm news. "We don't yet have accurate information on this matter," Jaafari was quoted by Reuters as saying. --More 0113 Local Time 2213 GMT
