US SOLDIER KILLED IN BAGHDAD: TOTAL US DEATHS FOR APRIL REACHES 24

Baghdad, Apr 15, (VOI) - One U.S. soldier was killed when an improvised explosive device went off targeting his vehicle patrol in northeastern Baghdad, the U.S. army said on Tuesday.

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq Tuesday , 15 /04 /2008 Time 9:40:21
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“A Multi-National Division – Baghdad soldier was killed from wounds sustained when an improvised-explosive device struck the vehicle the Soldier was riding in while conducting a combat patrol in northeastern Baghdad at approximately 4:45 pm on April 14,” the army said in a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).“The soldier was quickly transported by air to the combat army support hospital where he later died of his wounds,” it added.

The death brings the number of the U.S. troops killed in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003 to 4,036 according to statistics released by the U.S. army.Of this number, 24 U.S. soldiers have been so far killed in April 2008.

November 2004, which witnessed fierce battles between U.S. forces and armed groups in Falluja city, Anbar province, remains the month that saw the highest U.S. death toll with 137.April 2004 comes second with 135, followed by May 2007 during which 126 U.S. soldiers were killed.