Three U.S. soldiers were killed near the Iraqi town of Balad on Wednesday when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb, the U.S. military said on Thursday according to Reuters. Earlier on Thursday, the U.S. military reported that four U.S. soldiers were killed in the Iraqi town of Hawija on Wednesday when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb. The following are the latest figures for military deaths in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003, in line with the most recent information from the U.S. military. --SP 20 56 Local Time 17 56 GMT
