US troop deaths hit 7-month high in Iraq
Apr 30, 2008 - BAGHDAD — The U.S. military death toll hit a seven-month high of 50 on Wednesday _ with more than half the losses in Baghdad as American forces wage growing street battles against Shiite fighters.
Iraqi civilian deaths also remained high following the Iraqi government crackdown on Shiite militia factions _ accused by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of using residents as human shields during close…