The First Zero-Casualty Month in Iraq 4.71K Seth Abramovitch 09/01/11 10:07PM Filed to: War War Iraq casualties Gettypic Tweetg Tweetd Fb A month has passed without a single American soldier having lost his life in Iraq, according to the Department of Defense. That would be a first since the 2003 invasion. It was also the deadliest in Afghanistan: 67 are dead.