FIRST GI KILLED IN MAY BY CAR BOMB IN BAGHDAD

Car bomb kills 1st US serviceman in May-military

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 01 /05 /2008 Time 10:04:52
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Baghdad-Voices of IraqBaghdad, May1, (VOI)-A car bomb aimed at a U.S. patrol in Baghdad on Thursday killed a US soldier, raising the death toll to (4064) since the start of military operations of Iraq war in March 2003.

“A Multi-National Division – Baghdad soldier was killed in car bomb explosion aimed at US patrol in central Baghdad on Thursday”, The U.S. military said in a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq(VOI).The soldier's killing brings the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq since the beginning of military operations in March 2003 to 4064.

The intense combat between militiamen loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and U.S.-Iraqi troops for more than a month pushed the death toll of US servicemen to soar to 51 in April, making it the deadliest month since September 2007.29 soldiers were killed in February 2008, while 40 were killed in January 2008.December 2007 saw the death of 23, thus becoming the month with the second lowest number of U.S. fatalities after February 2004 during which 20 soldiers were killed.

November 2004, which witnessed fierce battles between U.S. forces and armed groups in Falluja city, Anbar province, remains the month that witnessed 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.AM