A ROADSIDE BOMB HIT A U.S MILITARY CONVOY SOUTH OF BAGHDAD ON SATURDAY, KILLING AN ARMY SOLDIER, AND NINE IRAQIS DIED IN OTHER VIOLENCE, INCLUDING SEVEN WHO HAD BEEN TORTURED IN CAPTIVITY, OFFICIALS SAID. THE DEATH OF THE U.S. SOLDIER FROM THE ARMY'S MULTINATIONAL DIVISION-BAGHDAD AT 4 A.M. RAISED TO AT LEAST 2,437 THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN MILITARY WHO HAVE DIED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE IRAQ WAR IN MARCH 2003, ACCORDING TO AN ASSOCIATED PRESS COUNT.
