Five US marines killed in Iraq

Middle East Online

Five US marines have been killed in "enemy action" in Iraq's western province of Al-Anbar, the military announced Thursday. "Three marines were assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5 and died after their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device, while one marine was assigned to 1st Marine Expeditionary Force and died after being attacked while conducting security operations," a statement said of the Tuesday incidents. The US military also announced that it lost a soldier in a roadside bombing south of Baghdad on Wednesday...

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