U.S. Soldier Dies in Attack in Baghdad

[maddezmom]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. soldier was killed in an attack in southwestern Baghdad, the U.S. military said Monday.


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The soldier, who belonged to Task Force Baghdad, died of wounds sustained in a 10 p.m. attack Sunday in the capital, according to a military statement. There were no other details.


The name of the soldier is being withheld pending the notification of next of kin.


At least 1,222 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq (news - web sites) war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 947 died as a result of hostile action, the Defense Department said. The figures include three military civilians.


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[saigon68]

1. Thats # 1222

[maddezmom]

2. perhaps more

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Elsewhere Monday, a U.S. patrol that came under attack returned fire, killing two attackers, according to eyewitnesses. The insurgents launched the attack in Hawija, about 150 miles north of Baghdad. The U.S. military had no immediate confirmation.
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Several loud explosions rocked central Baghdad on Monday, sending a giant cloud of black smoke over the capital. The blasts seemed to hit the eastern side of the Tigris River, where several deadly car bombs were detonated last week.

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