April death toll highest of Iraq war

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More American troops died in Iraq in April than in the previous three months combined, making it by far the deadliest month since the war began.

Overall, at least 136 U.S. troops died in April, including more than a dozen whose names have not been released because the Army has not notified their families. That compares with death totals of 50 in March, 21 in February and 46 in January.

The dead Americans ranged in age from 18 years to 49 years old. At least 13 were teenagers, and at least five were 40 years or older.

In the same month, up to 1,361 Iraqis were killed, according to an Associated Press tally.


The number of U.S. wounded also has soared. Firm figures were not available, but the total for April exceeded 900, more than triple the number wounded the month before, according to the Pentagon.


Most of the deaths have come since President Bush flew aboard a Navy aircraft carrier last May 1 and declared that major combat in Iraq was over.

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