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BAGHDAD (AP) - Five U.S. troops died in weekend attacks, pushing the death toll past 100 in the deadliest month for American forces since December, the military said Monday as a wave of violence battered Iraqi civilians including a suicide bombing at a Shiite funeral.
The attack against the mourners north of Baghdad - claiming more than 30 lives - was the deadliest in a series of bombings and shootings that killed at least 102 people nationwide.See the full content of this document
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American Deaths Hit 104 for April
The rising toll for U.S. soldiers also pointed to a potentially deadly trend: More troops exposed to more dangers as they try to reclaim control of Baghdad.
All but one of the latest U.S. deaths occurred in Iraq's capital, where a nearly 11-week security crackdown has put thousands of additional American soldiers on the street...See the full content of this document
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