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14 U.S. troops killed over last 48 hours in Iraq
Fourteen U.S. troops have been killed in attacks over the past two days in Iraq -- 12 soldiers and two Marines -- according to the U.S. military.In the deadliest attack, a roadside bomb struck a military vehicle on Thursday in northeastern Baghdad, killing five U.S. soldiers, three Iraqi civilians and an Iraqi interpreter. A U.S. soldier and two civilians were wounded. Also Thursday, a rocket-propelled grenade struck a U.S. military vehicle in northern Baghdad, killing a soldier and wounding three others. On Wednesday, a roadside bomb killed two U.S. Task Force Marne soldiers and wounded four others southwest of Baghdad. A similar attack in western Baghdad on Wednesday killed four U.S. soldiers and wounded a fifth. In addition, two Marines were killed in combat operations in Iraq's Anbar province on Wednesday. Posted by: 2007-06-21 |
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