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04-15-07, 05:27 PM
DoD announces deaths of 3 soldiers, Marine
The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Apr 15, 2007 16:17:42 EDT
BAGHDAD — Two soldiers and a Marine were killed in separate incidents in Iraq, and another soldier died while on leave, the military said Sunday.
One soldier was killed by small arms fire Sunday while trying to reach an Iraqi police unit under attack near a mosque in southern Baghdad, the military said in a statement. One civilian was wounded in the incident.
Another soldier died Saturday when a roadside bomb exploded while the unit was on a foot patrol south of Baghdad, the military said in another statement.
A Marine died the same day in combat in Anbar province, the military said.
A third soldier died from non-combat related cause Saturday while on leave in Qatar, another statement said.
The victims’ names were withheld pending family notification.
Ellie
The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Apr 15, 2007 16:17:42 EDT
BAGHDAD — Two soldiers and a Marine were killed in separate incidents in Iraq, and another soldier died while on leave, the military said Sunday.
One soldier was killed by small arms fire Sunday while trying to reach an Iraqi police unit under attack near a mosque in southern Baghdad, the military said in a statement. One civilian was wounded in the incident.
Another soldier died Saturday when a roadside bomb exploded while the unit was on a foot patrol south of Baghdad, the military said in another statement.
A Marine died the same day in combat in Anbar province, the military said.
A third soldier died from non-combat related cause Saturday while on leave in Qatar, another statement said.
The victims’ names were withheld pending family notification.
Ellie