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A bomb attack north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad has killed three US soldiers and their interpreter, the US military has said. A bomb attack in a province north-east of the Iraqi capital Baghdad has killed three US soldiers and their interpreter, the US military has said.
The attack took place on Monday in Diyala province, the same day that five US soldiers died in a suicide attack in Baghdad. The attack took place on Monday in Diyala province, the same day that five US soldiers were killed in a suicide attack in Baghdad.
Another soldier was wounded in the Diyala bombing, the military said.Another soldier was wounded in the Diyala bombing, the military said.
US and Iraqi forces have been carrying out operations against Sunni militants in the ethnically mixed province.US and Iraqi forces have been carrying out operations against Sunni militants in the ethnically mixed province.
The Baghdad attack was among the deadliest since US troop numbers were increased last summer.
The troop surge, along with the formation of anti al-Qaeda militias by Sunni Arab tribes and a truce by the Mehdi Army militia loyal to radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr have led to a general reduction of violence over recent months.
The bombings on Monday take the number of US troops killed since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 close to 4,000.