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Seven US soldiers killed in Iraq Fourteen US troops killed in Iraq
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Seven US soldiers have been killed in six separate incidents in Iraq, most of them roadside bomb attacks. Fourteen US soldiers have been killed in the last three days in Iraq, mainly in roadside bombings, the US military has said.
Two were killed in restive Diyala province, north of Baghdad, where US troops are fighting an al-Qaeda insurgency, the US military said. Four soldiers died in a single blast during search operations north-west of Baghdad on Sunday, the military said.
All of the attacks happened on Saturday. The military said the incidents were under investigation. On the same day, two US soldiers were killed and five wounded in two separate roadside blasts.
In May, 127 US soldiers were killed in Iraq, the deadliest month for US forces since November 2004.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. In Saturday's attacks, one soldier died and two others were wounded in an explosion near a vehicle in restive Diyala province, north of Baghdad, where US troops are fighting an al-Qaeda insurgency.
Another soldier was killed in a separate attack in Diyala.
Two Task Force Lightning soldiers were killed when their patrol was hit by a roadside bomb in northern Nineveh province.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. In western Baghdad, a roadside bomb killed one Multi-National Division - Baghdad 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 soldier from the same division died and eight were wounded in a roadside bombing elsewhere in western Baghdad.
Another Task Force Marne soldier died after being shot while on patrol south of Baghdad, the military said. One 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. On Friday, one Task Force Marne soldier died after approaching two men for questioning near a mosque south-west of Baghdad. The military had earlier reported that this soldier had died on Saturday.
At least 3,490 US troops have died since the US-led invasion in March 2003.