U.S. soldier dies in mortar attack in Iraq

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed in a mortar attack at Baghdad’s Camp Liberty, the first U.S. casualty in October, the U.S. army said on Friday. “A Multi-National Corps-Iraq Soldier was killed in an indirect fire attack on Camp Liberty on Thursday (Oct. 1),” the U.S. army said in a statement received by Iraqi News. “The incident is currently under investigation,” it added. The death raises to 4,348 the number of U.S. soldiers who have been killed since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003, including 128 in 2009. A total of 486 U.S. troops were killed in 2003, while 849 died in 2004. Other 846 troops were killed in 2005, and 822 soldiers in 2006. The year 2007 remains the year that saw the highest U.S. death toll with 904. November 2004, which witnessed fierce battles between U.S. forces and armed groups in Falluja city, Anbar province, remains the month that saw the highest U.S. death toll with 137. SH (P) 1