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U.S. troop deaths in Iraq fall to lowest monthly level since war started in 2003

Washington : DC : USA | Mar 31, 2009 at 6:38 PM PDT
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The number of American troop fatalities in Iraq fell to its lowest monthly total since the war started in 2003, according to preliminary data for March found at icasualities.org.

The United States lost a total of nine military personnel in March of 2009; prior to that, the lowest monthly fatality total had been 13 in July of 2008.

The U.S. has averaged about 60 military fatalities per month in the 72-month Iraq war, with the highest monthly total, 137, occurring in November of 2004.

As of April 1, 2009, a total of 4,263 U.S. troop deaths had been confirmed in the Iraqi theatre of operations since then-President George W. BushPresident George W. Bush launched the Iraq War six years ago.

President Barack ObamaBarack Obama has promised to remove all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by September of 2010, but according to a Feb. 27 report at www.Army.mil, some 35,000 to 50,000 troops will remain in country through the end of 2011. Obama has indicated he plans to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq before 2012.

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