Four American soldiers were killed Monday in rocket or mortar attacks in separate volleys in Baghdad. The attacks raised the monthly U.S. death toll to at least 44, making it the deadliest since September. Militants shelled Baghdad's Green Zone on Monday as troops tried to push Shiite fighters farther from the U.S.-protected enclave and out of range for their rockets and mortars. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.