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Iraq blast kills six US soldiers Iraq blasts kill nine US troops
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Six American soldiers have been killed in an explosion north of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, the United States military has announced. Nine American soldiers from the same command have been killed in two attacks in provinces north of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, the US military says.
The troops were carrying out combat operations in Salahuddin province on Monday when a bomb exploded near their vehicle, the military said. Six US troops died on Monday while on combat operations in Salahuddin province, in one of the deadliest attacks on American forces in months.
The soldiers were part of a force known as Task Force Lightning. Three other soldiers died in a blast in Diyala province, US officials said.
Three other soldiers were injured and have been taken to a military hospital, the US statement said. More than 3,000 United States personnel have been killed in Iraq since the invasion in March 2003.
Troops belonging to Task Force Lightning were conducting operations in Salahuddin province on Monday when a bomb exploded near their vehicle, the military said.
Six were killed and three others were injured. They were taken to a military hospital, the US statement said.
Three other soldiers, also from Task Force Lightning, died and one was injured in a roadside bomb in Diyala province on Monday.
The names of those killed are being withheld until their families are notified by the US authorities.The names of those killed are being withheld until their families are notified by the US authorities.