Suicide bomb kills two US soldiers in Iraq

A suicide bomber detonated his car beside a US patrol in southwest Baghdad today, killing two American soldiers and wounding …

A suicide bomber detonated his car beside a US patrol in southwest Baghdad today, killing two American soldiers and wounding two others.

In a statement the US military said the incident was under investigation.

Earlier today, the military announced that a US Marine was killed in action yesterday in Iraq's Anbar province.

Since the US-led invasion two years ago, at least 1,523 US military and Pentagon personnel have lost their lives in Iraq.

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