Iraq combat deaths at 6-year low

U.S. combat deaths in Iraq have flattened at the lowest level since the war began six years ago Thursday, and the Navy has not lost a member to combat in more than a year.

Three Marines have been killed in combat since August, and none since December, records show. The Air Force hasn’t had a combat death since April, and the Navy since February 2008.

In some weeks, casualty figures for Iraq show, the number of non-combat deaths for U.S. troops topped those killed in fighting.

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One comment on “Iraq combat deaths at 6-year low

  1. DonGander says:

    One does not fight his allies…….

    I remember the quiet before the final storm in Vietnam.

    I rejoice in the current peace but my heart and mind are not convinced.

    Don