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25-03-04, 23:45
Three U.S. Soldiers Killed in Ambushes in Iraq
Thu Mar 25,11:18 AM ET Add Top Stories - Reuters to My Yahoo!
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two U.S. soldiers were killed and four wounded in two separate attacks on convoys in Iraq (news - web sites) on Thursday, the U.S. military said.
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In the morning, a roadside bomb exploded near the town of Baquba, 40 miles north of the capital, killing one U.S. soldier and wounding two.
In the afternoon, insurgents attacked another convoy east of the restive town of Falluja, 32 miles west of the capital, killing one Marine and injuring two with a combination of a roadside bomb, rocket-propelled grenades and small arms.
A U.S. Army spokesman also announced that on Wednesday insurgents had killed a soldier and wounded another in a gun battle just north of Baghdad. U.S. soldiers returned fire and killed three attackers.
The clashes brought to 399 the number of U.S. troops killed in action in Iraq since the start of the U.S.-led war just over one year ago.
Iraqi insurgents most often attack U.S. patrols and convoys using what are called improvised explosive devices -- small amounts of explosive hidden in a soft drink can or similar disguise and wired to a simple detonator.
The roadside bombs have increasingly been followed by small arms fire or grenade attacks.
Thu Mar 25,11:18 AM ET Add Top Stories - Reuters to My Yahoo!
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two U.S. soldiers were killed and four wounded in two separate attacks on convoys in Iraq (news - web sites) on Thursday, the U.S. military said.
Reuters Photo
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20040326/mdf506611.jpg
In the morning, a roadside bomb exploded near the town of Baquba, 40 miles north of the capital, killing one U.S. soldier and wounding two.
In the afternoon, insurgents attacked another convoy east of the restive town of Falluja, 32 miles west of the capital, killing one Marine and injuring two with a combination of a roadside bomb, rocket-propelled grenades and small arms.
A U.S. Army spokesman also announced that on Wednesday insurgents had killed a soldier and wounded another in a gun battle just north of Baghdad. U.S. soldiers returned fire and killed three attackers.
The clashes brought to 399 the number of U.S. troops killed in action in Iraq since the start of the U.S.-led war just over one year ago.
Iraqi insurgents most often attack U.S. patrols and convoys using what are called improvised explosive devices -- small amounts of explosive hidden in a soft drink can or similar disguise and wired to a simple detonator.
The roadside bombs have increasingly been followed by small arms fire or grenade attacks.