I don't believe this for a minute. It seems that since the 'elections' more soldiers are dying in car crashes than by hostile incidents.
16-Feb-2005 5 | US: 5 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET An as yet unspecified base Non-hostile - unspecified cause
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Babil Province (northern part) Non-hostile - vehicle accident
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Babil Province (northern part) Non-hostile - vehicle accident
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET As Sadiyah (near) [Diyala Prov.] Non-hostile - vehicle accident
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Balad (7 mi. SE of) Non-hostile - vehicle accident
15-Feb-2005 1 | US: 1 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Al Anbar Province Hostile - hostile fire
14-Feb-2005 1 | US: 1 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baqubah (near) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
13-Feb-2005 5 | US: 5 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Staff Sergeant Ray Rangel Balad (near) Non-hostile - vehicle accident (drowning)
US Sergeant Chad W. Lake Balad (near) Non-hostile - vehicle accident (drowning)
US Sergeant Rene Knox Jr. Balad (near) Non-hostile - vehicle accident (drowning)
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Samarra (near) Hostile - hostile fire - mortar attack
US Specialist Dakotah L. Gooding Balad (near) Non-hostile - vehicle accident (drowning)
11-Feb-2005 2 | US: 2 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Staff Sergeant Kristopher L. Shepherd Baghdad (western part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Specialist Robert A. McNail Iskandariyah [Babil Prov.] Non-hostile - vehicle accident
10-Feb-2005 2 | US: 2 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Staff Sergeant William T. Robbins Taji [NW of Baghdad] Non-hostile - unspecified cause
US Lance Corporal Richard A. Perez Jr. Ramadi (near) [Al Anbar Prov.] Non-hostile - vehicle accident