US Has First Fatality-Free Month In Iraq

United States Army soldiers conducted a patrol on Monday with Iraqi soldiers in Sadiya, near Baquba, in search of men suspected of planting explosives. Joseph Sywenkyj for The New York Times

Iraq War Marks First Month With No U.S. Military Deaths -- New York Times

BAGHDAD — Under increased pressure from the United States, an Iraqi crackdown on Iranian-backed Shiite militias has helped produce a previously elusive goal: For the first time since the American invasion of Iraq, an entire month has passed without a single United States service member dying.

The milestone is particularly remarkable because it comes after 14 troops were killed in July, making it the most deadly month for the Americans in three years, and it has occurred amid a frightening campaign of suicide bombings and assassinations from Sunni insurgents that killed hundreds of Iraqis, resurrecting the specter of the worst days of sectarian fighting.

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