BAGHDAD, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Two U.S. soldiers have been killed in western Iraq, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.

One of the soldiers died on Monday, the other on Wednesday, a U.S. statement said, adding that they died from wounds sustained in combat in the restive western province of Anbar.

More than 3,000 U.S. soldiers have died since the start of the U.S. invasion in March 2003, causing mounting concern among the U.S. public about the war.

U.S. President George W. Bush said this month he planned to send an extra 21,500 U.S. troops to Iraq to help stabilise the country, despite opinion polls showing most Americans oppose sending more troops.

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