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| Three US troops killed in Baghdad | Three US troops killed in Baghdad |
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| A roadside bomb has killed three US soldiers in Baghdad, the US military said in a statement on Wednesday. | A roadside bomb has killed three US soldiers in Baghdad, the US military said in a statement on Wednesday. |
| The vehicle was hit in the north-west part of the capital late on Tuesday, the statement said without giving further details. | The vehicle was hit in the north-west part of the capital late on Tuesday, the statement said without giving further details. |
| Media reports say 22 soldiers have been killed in February, although the overall level of attacks has fallen. | Media reports say 22 soldiers have been killed in February, although the overall level of attacks has fallen. |
| US and Iraqi forces have been cracking down on militant groups and anti-US insurgents in the past 12 months. | US and Iraqi forces have been cracking down on militant groups and anti-US insurgents in the past 12 months. |
| Earlier, Iraqi officials said 15 policemen were killed late on Tuesday and more than 45 were wounded in eastern Baghdad when an insurgents' truck with a multiple rocket launcher on board exploded. | |
| Iraqi police officials say a bomb disposal team had been trying to defuse unfired rockets on the launcher in the Obeidi area when "a mishandling" caused a powerful explosion. | |
| Some rockets had already been fired at a nearby US military base, where four soldiers were wounded, a US military statement said. | Some rockets had already been fired at a nearby US military base, where four soldiers were wounded, a US military statement said. |
| The rocketing was the second such attack in two days in Baghdad. Five Iraqis were killed on Monday. | The rocketing was the second such attack in two days in Baghdad. Five Iraqis were killed on Monday. |
| US military official have said rogue Shia groups backed by Iranian Revolutionary Guards were behind the recent spate of attacks, using stocks from hidden arms stockpiles. | US military official have said rogue Shia groups backed by Iranian Revolutionary Guards were behind the recent spate of attacks, using stocks from hidden arms stockpiles. |