No combat deaths in Baghdad this month

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308Mike
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No combat deaths in Baghdad this month

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Linkarooni - has anyone seen this mentioned on the MSM? This is from USA Today:
No combat deaths in Baghdad this month

By Charles Levinson - USA Today
Posted : Friday Oct 31, 2008 6:51:45 EDT

BAGHDAD — October could be the first month of the Iraq war when no U.S. service members will have died in combat in Baghdad.

As of Thursday, the Pentagon had reported 13 U.S. troops killed in combat and non-combat incidents this month in Iraq. If the number holds, it would tie July for the lowest monthly U.S. death toll of the 5-year-old war.

Security has improved in the Iraqi capital and elsewhere thanks to truces by sectarian militias, more effective U.S. counterinsurgency strategies, and a dramatic increase in the size and effectiveness of Iraqi forces.

Militant groups such as al-Qaida have shifted their base to Afghanistan, where U.S. fatalities in October were higher than those in Iraq for the second consecutive month.

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Excellent news :D

Guess how much media attention this will get?
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A mate of mine is doing private security contracting in Baghad, I was talking to him tonight, he's home on leave ( and dressed as Dracula for Halloween :D )
He hasn't had a contact in the last 3 months.
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