Suicide bomber kills 4 U.S. soldiers in Iraq

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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq10-2009feb10,0,3573504.story

By Tina Susman
February 10, 2009

Reporting from Baghdad -- A suicide bomber detonated his car near a U.S. Army patrol Monday in the northern city of Mosul, killing four soldiers and their Iraqi translator.

They were the first American military deaths blamed on hostile action since Jan. 18, and the attack was the worst since May, when four troops died in a single incident.


Iraq's security situation has improved dramatically in recent months, but Ninevah province, of which Mosul is the capital, remains a trouble spot. U.S. military officials say the city has become the last stronghold of Al Qaeda in Iraq, which has been largely run out of provinces farther south. Mosul is also a flash point of tension between Sunni Arabs and Kurds, who are vying for influence in northern Iraq.

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1. the US

needs to get out of iraq. no more wars! :cry: