April deadliest month for US in Iraq since 2009

11 US troops have died in Iraq in April
© AFP Ahmad al-Rubaye

AFP

BAGHDAD (AFP) - 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 on Saturday 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.