Remember Iraq? 3 more soldiers killed today- 2,553 U.S. dead

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http://www.forbes.com/business/energy/feeds/ap/2006/07/17/ap2884149.html

and an estimated 300,000 dead Iraqi civilians (http://www.antiwar.com/jamail/?articleid=8850) .

Three American soldiers were killed Monday in separate attacks, two in the Baghdad area and one in western Iraq, the U.S. military said. A U.S. statement said one soldier was hit by small arms fire early in western Baghdad.

Another soldier died from injuries suffered in an explosion south of the capital, the military said in a separate statement.

The third soldier, assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, died "due to enemy action" in Anbar province, west of Baghdad, the military said.

At least 2,553 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the war in 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians.

[High Plains]

1. Meanwhile, on the Iraqi front...