U S sailor, 4 Marines killed in western Iraq

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BAGHDAD, Oct 26 (Reuters) A U S sailor and four U S Marines were killed by enemy action in Iraq's western Anbar province yesterday, the U S military said oday.

It was not clear if the five were killed in the same incident.

''One sailor assigned to 3rd Naval Construction Regiment, two Marines assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5 and two Marines assigned to Regimental Combat Team 7 died yesterday from injuries sustained due to enemy action while operating in Al Anbar Province,'' the statement said.

At least 95 U S soldiers have died in Iraq in October alone, the deadliest monthly figure in one year.

Less than two weeks before the November 7 congressional elections, spiralling sectarian violence in Iraq and a mounting U S death toll is putting pressure on President George W Bush to change his policy on an increasingly unpopular war in Iraq.

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