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| Baghdad bomb kills five US troops | Baghdad bomb kills five US troops |
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| Five US soldiers have been killed by a suicide bomber while on patrol in Baghdad, the US army has said. | Five US soldiers have been killed by a suicide bomber while on patrol in Baghdad, the US army has said. |
| Three other troops and an Iraqi interpreter were also injured in the blast, an army statement said. | Three other troops and an Iraqi interpreter were also injured in the blast, an army statement said. |
| The attack is one of the deadliest against US forces in the Iraqi capital since last summer's US troop surge. | The attack is one of the deadliest against US forces in the Iraqi capital since last summer's US troop surge. |
| It came hours after a leader of a Sunni tribal alliance fighting al-Qaeda in Iraq was killed in a suicide bomb attack at his home in northern Iraq. | It came hours after a leader of a Sunni tribal alliance fighting al-Qaeda in Iraq was killed in a suicide bomb attack at his home in northern Iraq. |
| Thaer Ghadban al-Karkhi died when a woman detonated an explosives vest as he answered the door at his home in Baquba. His daughter and two guards also died. | Thaer Ghadban al-Karkhi died when a woman detonated an explosives vest as he answered the door at his home in Baquba. His daughter and two guards also died. |
| Mr al-Karkhi was a member of the mainly Sunni Arab Awakening councils, allied with the US military against al-Qaeda in Iraq. | Mr al-Karkhi was a member of the mainly Sunni Arab Awakening councils, allied with the US military against al-Qaeda in Iraq. |
| Sunni militias have been credited with helping to bring down the level of violence in Iraq in recent months. | Sunni militias have been credited with helping to bring down the level of violence in Iraq in recent months. |
| Most vulnerable | Most vulnerable |
| The US military told the BBC that the attack on its troops took place in the Mansour district of the capital. | The US military told the BBC that the attack on its troops took place in the Mansour district of the capital. |
| "Five soldiers paid the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of the Iraqi and American people," said Col Allen Batschelet, chief of staff of US forces in Baghdad. | "Five soldiers paid the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of the Iraqi and American people," said Col Allen Batschelet, chief of staff of US forces in Baghdad. |
| "We remain resolute in our resolve to protect the people of Iraq and kill or capture those who would bring them harm." | "We remain resolute in our resolve to protect the people of Iraq and kill or capture those who would bring them harm." |
| The strike takes the number of US troops killed since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 close to 4,000, says the BBC's Hugh Sykes in Baghdad. | The strike takes the number of US troops killed since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 close to 4,000, says the BBC's Hugh Sykes in Baghdad. |
| RECENT US TROOP DEATHS 9 February: Four killed by roadside bomb north-west of Baghdad28 January: Five killed by roadside bomb in Mosul9 January: Six killed entering a booby-trapped house north-east of Baghdad As the invasion's five-year anniversary approaches, many Baghdad neighbourhoods have witnessed security improvements, with the number of attacks on American soldiers significantly down from last year. | RECENT US TROOP DEATHS 9 February: Four killed by roadside bomb north-west of Baghdad28 January: Five killed by roadside bomb in Mosul9 January: Six killed entering a booby-trapped house north-east of Baghdad As the invasion's five-year anniversary approaches, many Baghdad neighbourhoods have witnessed security improvements, with the number of attacks on American soldiers significantly down from last year. |
| The bomber had targeted the US military at their most vulnerable, as military patrols around the Iraqi capital are often conducted in armoured vehicles, our correspondent says. | The bomber had targeted the US military at their most vulnerable, as military patrols around the Iraqi capital are often conducted in armoured vehicles, our correspondent says. |
| But the US troops cannot function unless they get out of their armoured vehicles and engage with the people, he adds. |