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April 30th, 2008
Posted: 03:59 PM ET
(CNN) — The deaths of six U.S. soldiers since Tuesday brought the military death toll in Iraq for the month of April to 50, the highest monthly figure since September, U.S. commanders reported Wednesday. Asked Wednesday why the toll has risen, Maj. Gen. Kevin J. Bergner, spokesman for Multi-National Force-Iraq, said the situation reflects the challenges of militants trying to reassert themselves. “We have said all along this will be a tough fight,” Bergner said at a news conference. The U.S. military death toll spiked last year as the U.S. troop escalation dubbed the “surge” was unfolding. There were 104 deaths last April, 126 in May and 101 in June. Numbers began dropping when the “surge” strategy took hold and Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr suspended the activities of his Mehdi Army militia. There were 78 deaths in July, 84 in August, 65 in September, 38 in October, 37 in November, 23 in December, 40 in January, 29 in February, and 38 in March. |
 
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