April deadliest month since 2009

The killing on Friday of an American soldier made April the deadliest month for US forces in Iraq since 2009, according to figures compiled by AFP.
The soldier "was killed April 29 while conducting operations in southern Iraq," a US military statement released yesterday said, without giving further details.
The death brought to 11 the number of US troops to have died in Iraq in April, according to an AFP tally based on data compiled by independent website www.icasualties.org.
That is the highest monthly toll since November 2009. Of the 11 to have died in April, six died in what were described as "non-hostile" incidents.