98 US soldiers killed in Iraq this month
The US military said Saturday that a Marine had been killed in restive Anbar province, raising to 98 the number of American forces killed in Iraq during October, the fourth deadliest month since the war began in March 2003.
The Marine, assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5, died Friday from "wounds sustained due to enemy action," in the western province, the military said in a statement.
The name of the Marine is withheld pending notification of the family.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. There have been only three months in which more US forces died in Iraq: 107 in January 2005; at least 135 in April 2004, and 137 in November 2004.
At least 2,811 members of the US military now have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,254 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
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