American commanders claimed 800 enemy dead, but estimates quickly shrank to less than half that.

American commanders on the scene estimated that more than 1,000 Iraqis had been killed.

The British and American commanders estimated that a total of over 4,000 rebel warriors armed with 2,500 rifles opposed them.

The commander of the brigade that started the shooting estimated that 27 people had been killed, diplomats said.

Hizbullah commanders later estimated that they were outnumbered 10 or 20 to one in the battles.

The regimental commander at Dunsen estimates brigade strength.

Our commanders had estimated that a troop level below 115,000 would be sufficient at this point in the conflict.

American commanders estimate that more than 1,000 of Iraq's 2,500 tanks have been destroyed.

American commanders estimated that 2,000 to 3,000 Iraqis were killed during the three-hour armored tour, an unknown number of them civilians.

American commanders estimate that more than 2,000 Iraqi troops were killed as coalition forces swept north from the Kuwaiti border to the outskirts of Baghdad.