Muslim terrorists and soldiers on the battlefield supposedly are exempt from Ramadan.
I don't know who died.
I don't know know if October 1st itself has any signifigance, but you have Jewish (Happy Jewish New Year) holidays Rosh Hashanah, October 4th and Yom Kippur, October 13th) and the Islamic holiday Ramadan coming up -- October 4th, I believe it is.
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http://webapps.ou.edu/Investigation.pdf
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1494800/posts?page=181#181