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Wed 11 Nov 2006Civilian deaths in Iraq hit record levelsIraqi deaths hit a new high last month and more than two million people have fled their homes since the US invasion to escape violence that is segregating the country on sectarian lines, a UN report said today.October's civilian death toll of 3,709 was up from 3,345 in September, according to UN figures based on Health Ministry data.