Bomb kills 4 soldiers; Iraq toll at 4,000

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Grim toll
4,000 U.S. troops have now died in Iraq.


Bomb kills 4 soldiers; Iraq toll at 4,000
By Robert H. Reid - The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Mar 24, 2008 6:34:57 EDT

BAGHDAD — A roadside bomb killed four U.S. soldiers in Baghdad on Sunday, the military said, pushing the overall American death toll in the five-year war to at least 4,000. The grim milestone came on a day when at least 61 people were killed across the country.

Rockets and mortars pounded the U.S.-protected Green Zone, underscoring the fragile security situation and the resilience of both Sunni and Shiite extremist groups despite an overall lull in violence.

The attacks on the Green Zone probably stemmed from rising tensions between rival Shiite groups and were the most sustained assault in months against the nerve center of the U.S. mission.

The soldiers with Multi-National Division-Baghdad were on a patrol when their vehicle was struck at about 10 p.m. in southern Baghdad, the military said. Another soldier was wounded in the attack, less than a week after the fifth anniversary of the conflict.

Identities of those killed were withheld pending notification of relatives.


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