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83 U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq in April
For American forces in Iraq (news – web sites), these are the deadliest days of the war. At least 83 U.S. troops have been killed in action so far this month, with the most recent death announced on Tuesday. Also this month, more than 560 have been wounded and two soldiers were declared missing. At least four American civilians were killed, one contractor was captured by gunmen and six others were missing and feared abducted.
Iraqis also are dying � in their case, by the hundreds, particularly in Fallujah. About 880 Iraqis have been killed since April 5, according to an AP count based on statements by Iraqi hospital officials, the U.S. military and Iraqi police.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the Pentagon said 678 U.S. troops had died since the war began. That does not include two Department of the Army civilians who were killed last month.
Of the total, 540 have died since May 1, when President Bush (news – web sites) declared that major combat was over. And 220 have died since Saddam Hussein (news – web sites) was captured on Dec. 13, an event that many in the U.S. government had hoped would mark the beginning of the end of the anti-occupation insurgency.