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| Four US soldiers have been killed in roadside bombings in Iraq, three in an attack in the north and another in Baghdad, military officials said. | Four US soldiers have been killed in roadside bombings in Iraq, three in an attack in the north and another in Baghdad, military officials said. |
| Exact locations were not given as next of kin had not yet been notified. | Exact locations were not given as next of kin had not yet been notified. |
| The attack in the north of Iraq was the deadliest single incident involving the US military in five months. | The attack in the north of Iraq was the deadliest single incident involving the US military in five months. |
| At the end of June, US-led forces withdrew from Iraqi urban areas, leaving responsibility in the hands of the Iraqi police and army. | At the end of June, US-led forces withdrew from Iraqi urban areas, leaving responsibility in the hands of the Iraqi police and army. |
| About 4,340 US troops have been killed in Iraq since the 2003 US-led invasion. | About 4,340 US troops have been killed in Iraq since the 2003 US-led invasion. |
| Earlier in the day, Iraqi police said a roadside bomb in the northern town of Amirli, south of Kirkuk, killed the local police chief and at least four of his colleagues. | Earlier in the day, Iraqi police said a roadside bomb in the northern town of Amirli, south of Kirkuk, killed the local police chief and at least four of his colleagues. |
| There was also a bomb attack targeting a senior Iraqi medical official in eastern Baghdad, which left one minister of health employee dead. | There was also a bomb attack targeting a senior Iraqi medical official in eastern Baghdad, which left one minister of health employee dead. |
| No details are available about the bombing which killed the three soldiers on Tuesday. The fourth soldier was on patrol in southern Baghdad when he was killed, the army said. | No details are available about the bombing which killed the three soldiers on Tuesday. The fourth soldier was on patrol in southern Baghdad when he was killed, the army said. |
| On Monday, at least 14 Iraqis died in bomb attacks in cities across the country. | On Monday, at least 14 Iraqis died in bomb attacks in cities across the country. |
| Iraq has seen an increase in violence since the US-led pull-back in July. | Iraq has seen an increase in violence since the US-led pull-back in July. |
| Casualty figures are still well below the worst levels of 2006 and 2007, when more than 2,000 Iraqi civilians were being killed every month during the anti-US insurgency and in sectarian strife. |