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14 US soldiers killed in Iraq
21/06/2007 15:50 - (SA)
Baghdad - At least 14 more US soldiers have been killed in Iraq in the past two days, the military said on Thursday, taking its losses to 59 this month alone.
Twelve of the dead were killed in separate attacks in Baghdad where US and Iraqi forces are involved in a major crackdown to curb the daily bloodshed.
In the deadliest attack, five soldiers and four Iraqis, including an interpreter, were killed on Thursday when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in northeastern Baghdad.
One soldier and two Iraqis were also wounded.
In northern Baghdad, one soldier was killed and three wounded when their vehicle was attacked by a rocket-propelled-grenade.
On Wednesday, four soldiers were killed when their convoy was struck by a roadside bomb in western Baghdad. Another soldier was wounded.
Two marines were killed in the restive western Anbar province on Wednesday.
And two more US soldiers were killed in southwest Baghdad and four wounded when a bomb exploded near their vehicle.
The latest fatalities took the military's losses in Iraq since the March 2003 invasion to 3 536, according to an AFP count based on Pentagon figures.
- AFP
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