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Five U.S. troops killed in Iraq
02 Jul 2007 08:50:58 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Adds troops killed in Anbar province)

BAGHDAD, July 2 (Reuters) - Four U.S. soldiers and one Marine were killed in various attacks in Iraq on Sunday, the U.S. military said on Monday.

It said two soldiers and one Marine were killed in western Anbar province.

The military also said one soldier was killed by small arms fire in southern Baghdad. Another was killed by gunfire that followed a roadside bomb attack on his patrol in western Baghdad. Two Iraqi policemen were also wounded in that attack.

June was costly for U.S. forces, with 101 soldiers and Marines killed. That made the April-June quarter the bloodiest since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.

Around 3,580 American soldiers have been killed in Iraq. Many tens of thousands of Iraqis have also lost their lives.
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A member of Iraq's Oil Protection Forces stands guard near motorists waiting in line to fill up their vehicles with petrol in Baghdad July 5, 2007. Iraq's parliament might take a week to start debating a draft oil law, officials said on Wednesday, as complaints from Shi'ite and Sunni Arab politicians and Kurdish authorities signalled its passage could be rocky.



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