AP U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Hits 47 for April

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U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Hits 47 for April

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press Writer 1 minute ago

BAGHDAD, Iraq - More sectarian fighting broke out Monday after efforts to form a unity government suffered a new setback. Leaders again failed to agree on a prime minister and postponed a parliament session to give the religiously and ethnically based parties more time to negotiate.


Four Marines were reported killed in fighting west of Baghdad, bringing the U.S. death toll for this month to 47 — compared with 31 for all of March.

At least one Iraqi civilian was killed and seven were wounded Monday in a gunbattle in northern Baghdad, while a series of bombs killed at least two people in Baghdad and the city of Baqouba.

U.S. officials believe the best way to stem the violence is for the Iraqis to establish a government composed of Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds, paving the way for the United States to start withdrawing its 133,000 troops.

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1. Four Marines killed on Easter Sunday

Four Marines — three from Regimental Combat Team Five and one from the 2/28 Brigade Combat Team — died Saturday in Anbar province, the U.S. command said Sunday.

Their deaths raised to at least 2,376 the number of U.S. military members who have died since the war began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The rise in U.S. casualties followed a sharp drop in March, which saw the lowest number of American dead in Iraq since February 2004.

A gunbattle erupted between insurgents and the Iraqi army early Monday in Azamiyah, a mostly Sunni Arab neighborhood of Baghdad, killing at least one civilian and wounding seven, hospital officials said.

A series of bombs exploded in Baghdad and the city of Baqouba, killing at least two people and wounding more than 15.

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2. Glad to see this made a headline (terrible as it for families/friends)

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6. What??

But I was reading an interview with Bruce Willis,that learned middle eastern scholar, where he states that the liberal media aren't reporting the "good news" save for Fox News of course, in fact that was the only channel that aired Bruce' opinions when he visited Iraq, I dont get it???? :sarcasm:

[catmandu57]

3. 48 now

icasulties has it at 48, and we've got a lot of month left yet.

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5. We've got a lot of year left.

Not to mention the decade.

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4. "U.S. officials believe the best way

to stem the violence is for the Iraqis to establish a government composed of Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds,..."


Duh. That's the Iraqi government under Saddam, wasn't it?

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7. Saddam ruled as a Sunni.

The Sunni's are a minority group in Iraq, so he had to be careful to keep the Shiites and Kurds in line. Now the Shiites are in power, and the Sunni's are pissed off, and the Kurds want to be independant of Iraq as always.

[Clarkie1]

8. No. The government of Saddam was all Bathist Sunni Party.

Which ruthlessly oppressed the majority Shiites and Kurds.

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9. breathlessly waiting for the toll to hit 50 for april

so the media can talk about jessica and nick's divorce.