Roadside bomb kills American soldier
BAGHDAD (CNN) -- A U.S. soldier was killed southwest of Baghdad Monday when a roadside bomb exploded near his patrol, according to military statement released Tuesday.
"The combined patrol was moving through a village south of Baghdad talking to residents about the sectarian violence in the area," the statement said of the operation by U.S. and Iraqi forces.
"As the patrol conducted their mission, a roadside bomb exploded near one of their vehicles, killing one Soldier and wounding three others, including an interpreter."
Since the start of the war, the United States has suffered 3,003 military fatalities.
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http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/02/tuesday/index.html?section=cnn_latestU.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 3,002
By The Associated Press | January 1, 2007
As of Monday, Jan. 1, 2007, at least 3,002 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,397 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The AP count is 19 higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EST.
The British military has reported 127 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 18; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, six; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia, three; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Romania, one death each.
The count includes two deaths listed by the Department of Defense that could not be verified as Iraq-related casualties by the AP.
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The latest deaths reported by the military:
-- Two soldiers were killed Sunday in Diyala province by an explosion.
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http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2007/01/01/us_military_deaths_in_iraq_hit_3002?mode=PF