Homemade Bombs Increase Casualties; 7 More Deaths to U.S. Troops Make October the Deadliest Month for Troops Since January

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BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - They have become the most effective and terrifying weapon in the insurgent arsenal - homemade bombs, difficult to detect, some so powerful they can destroy heavily armored vehicles. Such bombs made October the deadliest month for American troops since January.

The U.S. command reported Monday that seven more U.S. service members were killed - all victims of what the military refers to as "improvised explosive devices," or IEDs. More soldiers and Marines are dying from IEDs than from small arms fire or mortars.

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Homemade Bombs Increase Casualties; 7 More Deaths to U.S. Troops Make October the Deadliest Month for Troops Since January

Bombs also claimed a toll Monday among civilians in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city and the major metropolis of the Shiite- dominated south. A large car bomb exploded along a bustling street packed with shops and restaurants as people were enjo...

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