BAGHDAD, April 16 (Reuters) - Insurgents killed five American soldiers in Iraq on Monday, including three in Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

Around 60 U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq this month, putting April on course to be one of the deadliest for U.S. forces in many months.

The U.S. military said three soldiers were killed in three separate attacks in Baghdad. Two others were killed in western Anbar province.

One of the soldiers in Baghdad was killed when a roadside bomb known as an explosively formed projectile (EFP) exploded near his patrol, the military said. The U.S. military says gunmen in Iraq are getting components to make EFPs from Iran.

Around 3,300 American soldiers have been killed in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 toppled Saddam Hussein.

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