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07-02-07, 07:54 AM
Marine, 4 soldiers killed in Iraq attacks
The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Jul 2, 2007 5:53:47 EDT
BAGHDAD — Four U.S. soldiers and a Marine were killed in attacks in Baghdad and Iraq’s western Anbar province, the military said Monday.
The five deaths took place in separate attacks Sunday, the military said in a statement.
In Baghdad, a U.S.-Iraqi patrol was hit by a roadside bomb in a western district of the capital, then gunmen opened fire, killing one American soldier and wounding two Iraqi policemen.
A second soldier was killed when gunmen attacked his patrol in southern Baghdad, the military said in a statement.
Two soldiers and one Marine assigned to Multi-National Force-West were killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar, the military said, without providing further details.
The service members’ names were not released pending notification of their families.
Ellie
The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Jul 2, 2007 5:53:47 EDT
BAGHDAD — Four U.S. soldiers and a Marine were killed in attacks in Baghdad and Iraq’s western Anbar province, the military said Monday.
The five deaths took place in separate attacks Sunday, the military said in a statement.
In Baghdad, a U.S.-Iraqi patrol was hit by a roadside bomb in a western district of the capital, then gunmen opened fire, killing one American soldier and wounding two Iraqi policemen.
A second soldier was killed when gunmen attacked his patrol in southern Baghdad, the military said in a statement.
Two soldiers and one Marine assigned to Multi-National Force-West were killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar, the military said, without providing further details.
The service members’ names were not released pending notification of their families.
Ellie