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Another three U.S. soldiers died
in Iraq in the last two days, stated the
U.S. army on December 25
One
soldier died in a bomb attack in Baghdad yesterday,
while the other two died from injuries suffered
during a confrontation on Sunday, stated the army in
a communiqué.
A
bomb placed by the roadside exploded today close to
a patrol in southern Baghdad, causing the death of
one soldier and injuring another two.
On
Sunday, one marine infantryman and a soldier died in
combat in Anbar province, the center of the Sunni
resistance and the most dangerous region in Iraq.
Three U.S. soldiers also died on Saturday when a
mine placed on a road in eastern Baghdad exploded.
The three soldiers from the 89th Military Police
Brigade were killed and another injured when their
vehicle was the target of the device, the army
announced in a communiqué.
At
least 86 U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq to
date in December, according to news reports.
The
most recent figures brought the number of U.S.
deaths in Iraq since the March 2003 invasion to 2,
971, according to the Pentagon. (Xinhua)
Translated by Granma International
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