4 U.S. soldiers die in Iraq combat

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Source: Associated Press

4 U.S. soldiers die in Iraq combat

Published: June 6, 2007

BAGHDAD: Four U.S. soldiers have died in combat operations in Iraq,
the U.S. military reported Wednesday, pushing the U.S. death toll
in four years of war toward 3,500.

One soldier, a member of the Multinational Division-North, died of
wounds sustained from enemy gunfire Tuesday in Diyala province,
north of Baghdad, the military said.

A second soldier also was killed in Diyala, where fighting between
Sunni Muslim insurgents and American and Iraqi government forces
has intensified in recent months as U.S. troops have been reinforced
in central Iraq for a new security crackdown.

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In eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, a Multi-National Division-Baghdad
soldier was killed when a roadside bomb detonated during combat
operations, and a second soldier was wounded, the military said.

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Read more: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/06/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-US-Casualties.php

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