2007 Is Deadliest Year for US in Iraq

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2007 Is Deadliest Year for US in Iraq
Published: 11/6/07, 7:25 AM EDT
By LAUREN FRAYER

BAGHDAD (AP) - The U.S. military on Tuesday announced the deaths of five more soldiers, making 2007 the deadliest year of the war for U.S. troops, according to an Associated Press count.

Five U.S. soldiers were killed Monday in two separate roadside bomb attacks, said Rear Adm. Gregory Smith, director of the Multi-National Force-Iraq's communications division.

"We lost five soldiers yesterday in two unfortunate incidents, both involving IEDs," Smith told reporters in Baghdad's heavily-guarded Green Zone.

At least 852 American military personnel have died in Iraq so far this year - the highest annual toll since the war began in March 2003, according to AP figures. Some 850 troops died in 2004.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

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