Three US soldiers killed in Baghdad attacks

Three US soldiers were killed in action in clashes in Baghdad and a city south of the capital, the US military said today.

Three US soldiers were killed in action in clashes in Baghdad and a city south of the capital, the US military said today.

Two of the victims died yesterday afternoon in Baghdad after their patrol was struck by a roadside bomb, a statement said.

Another soldier was shot dead on Wednesday in the city of Iskandariyah, 30 miles south of Baghdad, during fighting there, the military said.

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