The Financial Times is reporting that the U.S. has suffered considerably more combat deaths in January than in December. To date 33 U.S. soldiers have been killed this month by hostile fire in Iraq. In December 24 U.S. soldiers were killed. This comes as the head of US Central Command, General John Abizaid, predicted Thursday there would be “a lot of fighting ahead.” He said Thursday, “The clear thing I understand as a military commander is–whether we have elections or not–as we move toward an Iraqi sovereign authority, we’re going to have increased levels of violence.” In the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, 10,000 Shiite Muslims demonstrated Wednesday to demand that the U.S.-appointed regional governor be fired.
U.S. Casualties Increase In Iraq
HeadlineJan 30, 2004