Two U.S. soldiers killed, July toll reaches 80 (rise in Civilian deaths)

Source: reuters



Two U.S. soldiers killed, July toll reaches 80

Thu Aug 2, 2:34 AM ET

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two U.S. soldiers in the division operating south of Baghdad were killed and 10 wounded in an attack on Tuesday, the military said on Thursday.

The attack on the last day of July -- described as indirect fire, which refers to rockets or mortars -- brings the total of U.S. troops killed that month to 80. July was the least deadly month for U.S. forces since last November.
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In each of the last three months, the death toll among U.S. troops was more than 100, making the April-June period the deadliest quarter-year of the war. Eighty-one U.S. service members were killed in March.

However, Iraqi government figures released on Wednesday showed a sharp rise in the number of Iraqi civilians killed in July to 1,653 from 1,227 in June.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070802/ts_nm/iraq_usa_deaths_dc

That should be the headline there....The "surge" isn't working. If anyone tried to say otherwise, they should be forced to go and tell the families of all those dead Iraqis that the "surge" is working.