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Mortars Kill 2 U.S. Soldiers, Wound 13 in Iraq
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two U.S. soldiers were killed and 13 were wounded in a mortar attack on a U.S.-run prison west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, a military spokeswoman said on Sunday.
The death of the troops, from the 800th Military Police Brigade, brings to 78 the number of U.S. soldiers killed by hostile fire since major combat in Iraq (news - web sites) was officially declared over on May 1 following the war that ousted Saddam Hussein (news - web sites).
Two mortar rounds struck the prison compound at 9:54 p.m. on Saturday evening, the spokeswoman said.
"There were two soldiers killed and 13 wounded," she said. "No detainees were injured."
Attackers also fired mortar rounds at the prison on August 17, killing six Iraqis and wounding 59.
Abu Ghraib was one of the largest and most notorious prisons in Iraq during Saddam's rule. U.S. forces now hold both common criminals and Iraqis suspected of guerrilla attacks against them at the jail.
Mortars Kill 2 U.S. Soldiers, Wound 13 in Iraq
Sun Sep 21, 4:46 AM ET Add Top Stories - Reuters to My Yahoo!
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two U.S. soldiers were killed and 13 were wounded in a mortar attack on a U.S.-run prison west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, a military spokeswoman said on Sunday.
The death of the troops, from the 800th Military Police Brigade, brings to 78 the number of U.S. soldiers killed by hostile fire since major combat in Iraq (news - web sites) was officially declared over on May 1 following the war that ousted Saddam Hussein (news - web sites).
Two mortar rounds struck the prison compound at 9:54 p.m. on Saturday evening, the spokeswoman said.
"There were two soldiers killed and 13 wounded," she said. "No detainees were injured."
Attackers also fired mortar rounds at the prison on August 17, killing six Iraqis and wounding 59.
Abu Ghraib was one of the largest and most notorious prisons in Iraq during Saddam's rule. U.S. forces now hold both common criminals and Iraqis suspected of guerrilla attacks against them at the jail.