US Marine killed in fighting west of Baghdad

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

May. 10, 2007 19:18
US Marine killed in fighting west of Baghdad

A US Marine was killed in fighting west of Baghdad, the military
said Thursday.

The Marine, who was assigned to Multi National Force, West, was
killed Wednesday while conducting combat operations in Anbar
province, a vast Sunni insurgent stronghold that shares borders
with Syria, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, according to a statement.

The Marine's identity was not released pending notification of
relatives.

At least 3,381 members of the US military have died since the
Iraq war started in March 2003, according to an Associated
Press count.


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