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US troops killed in Iraq bombing | US troops killed in Iraq bombing |
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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 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. |
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