U.S. Death Toll in Iraq for Oct. Up to 93

[callady]

U.S. Death Toll in Iraq for Oct. Up to 93

Tuesday November 1, 2005 3:16 PM


By THOMAS WAGNER

Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A U.S. Army soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in central Iraq, the military said Tuesday, raising to at least 93 the number of American service members who died in October, the fourth-deadliest month for the troops in the Iraq war.

The soldier, whose name was not released, was killed Monday when a bomb exploded near his foot patrol in Haswah, 31 miles south of Baghdad, the military said. The soldier was the seventh American service member killed Monday in three separate attacks.

All were victims of homemade bombs, which the military refers to as ``improvised explosive devices,'' or IEDs.

The deaths raised to at least 2,026 the number of members of the U.S. military who have died since the war started in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5384399,00.html

[JohnnyRingo]

1. Odd how the number took 2 weeks to crawl from 1985 to 2000

then jumped to 2026 in 5 days.