Deadliest Month Of Year For American Soldiers In Iraq, 13 Dead So Far In April...

And it is only the 9th day of the month

The New York Times KIRK SEMPLE April 4, 2006 at 09:01 AM
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In the deadliest day for American forces since the beginning of the year, at least nine members of the military were killed in the insurgent stronghold of Anbar Province, including four in a rebel attack and at least five when their truck accidentally flipped over, the American military command said Monday.

Three marines and one sailor were killed on Sunday in the rebel assault, the military reported, offering no further information. It was the largest number of American deaths in a single attack in more than a month.

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