3 U.S. SOLDIERS KILLED IN BAGHDAD

The mainstream media has totally forgotten about our troops in Iraq, and even the death of three GIs in Iraq is not likely to drag the media away from their 24/7 reporting on the presidential election.


3 U.S. soldiers killed, 1 wounded in operations in Diala, Baghdad

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Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Friday , 04 /01 /2008 Time 9:41:21


Baghdad, Jan 4, (VOI) – Two U.S. soldiers were killed in military operations in the province of Diala while a third was killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) south of Baghdad, the U.S. army in Iraq said.
"Two Multi-National Division – North Soldiers were killed in a small-arms fire attack while conducting operations in Diala province Jan. 3. Additionally, one more MND-N Soldier was injured in the attack and evacuated to a Coalition Forces’ hospital," according to a U.S. army statement received by the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI).The U.S. army had said in a statement on Thursday that a soldier of the MNF in central Iraq was killed when his foot patrol came under an IED attack on Wednesday in al-Zanbraniya area, al-Yousufiya district, south of Baghdad.With these two incidents the U.S. army lost three soldiers during the past three days of 2008.The deaths bring the number of the U.S. troops killed in Iraq since March 2003 invasion to 3,907, according to statistics released by the U.S. army.Of this number, 23 have been killed in December 2007, thus becoming the month with the second lowest number of U.S. fatalities after February 2004 during which 20 soldiers were killed.Despite a decrease in the number of U.S. loss of life in Iraq during the past six months, the total U.S. fatalities in 2007 amounted to 900, compared to 822 in 2006.November 2004, which witnessed fierce battles between U.S. forces and armed groups in Falluja city, Anbar province, remains the month that saw the highest U.S. death toll with 137.April 2004 comes second with 135, followed by May 2007 during which 126 U.S. soldiers were killed.