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At least six US troops have been killed in five separate incidents in Iraq, most of them roadside bomb attacks. Seven US troops have been killed in six separate incidents in Iraq, most of them roadside bomb attacks.
In the latest confirmed death, a Task Force Marne soldier died after approaching two men for questioning near a mosque south-west of Baghdad. Two were killed in restive Diyala province, north of Baghdad, where US troops are fighting an al-Qaeda insurgency, the US military said.
One of the suspects blew himself up. No more details on the attacks - all on Saturday - were available. The military said they were under investigation. All of the attacks happened on Saturday. The military said the incidents were under investigation.
At least 3,485 US troops have died since the war began in March 2003. In May, 127 US soldiers were killed in Iraq, the deadliest month for US forces since November 2004.
In Saturday's attacks, one soldier died and two others were wounded in an explosion near a vehicle in Diyala, while another soldier was killed in a separate attack there.
Two Task Force Lightning soldiers were killed when their patrol was hit by a roadside bomb in northern Nineveh province.
In western Baghdad, a roadside bomb killed one soldier and wounded two others during clashes.
One Task Force Marne soldier died after approaching two men for questioning near a mosque south-west of Baghdad.
Another Task Force Marne soldier died after being shot while on patrol south of Baghdad, the military said.
At least 3,485 US troops have died since the US-led invasion in March 2003.