More Iraqi forces, fewer Americans die in Iraq (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Tue, 09/30/2008 - 1:49pm

Iraqi Sunni Muslims arrive for prayers at Abu Hanifa mosque in central Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008 as they mark the first day of Eid.<br /><br />Eid is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - The number of Iraqi security forces killed in September rose by nearly a third to 159 compared with the same period last year, Associated Press figures showed Tuesday.

U.S. troop deaths for the same period fell by nearly 40 percent to 25 — only eight due to combat.



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