US toll for Oct hits 100

Published October 31, 2006

The death of a Marine announced on Monday took the American death toll in Iraq for October to 100, a week before elections that could cost President George Bush’s Republicans control of Congress because of the war.

The US military said the unnamed Marine was killed in combat in western Anbar province on Sunday, bringing the monthly death toll to 100 — the deadliest for US troops in almost two years and the fourth bloodiest since they invaded in March 2003.—Reuters

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