A US military spokesman said three US soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division have been killed in a rifle and grenade attack in northern Iraq.
Three 101st Airborne Division soldiers were killed in asmall arms and RPG [rocket-propelled grenade] attack," thespokesman said.
The latest deaths bring the number of soldiers killed to 44 since Washington declared an end to major combat on May 1st.
Soldiers from the 101st, based in Mosul, killed Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay in a raid on a house in the city on Tuesday.
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It was the second fatal attack on the 101st since themassive attack, which was backed by rocket-firing helicopters and killed Uday and Qusay after they barricaded themselves into a house.