Army suicides reported up again at 115 in 2007

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of Army suicides increased again last year, amid the most violent year yet in both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. An Army official said Thursday that 115 troops committed suicide in 2007, a nearly 13 percent increase over the previous year's 102. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because a full report on the deaths wasn't being released until later Thursday....

By PAULINE JELINEK

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The Russian army's suicide rate was much higher, and they weren't in a war.

Civilian suicide rate is 19.5 per 100K.