U.S. MILITARY SAYS AMERICAN SOLDIER KILLED IN COMBAT IN NORTHERN IRAQ

A U.S. SOLDIER WAS KILLED TUESDAY
WHEN A BOMB EXPLODED SOUTHEAST OF BAGHDAD, THE U.S. COMMAND
SAID.
THE SOLDIER'S NAME WAS BEING WITHHELD PENDING NOTIFICATION
OF HIS FAMILY AND NO FURTHER DETAILS WERE PROVIDED.
EARLIER, THE U.S. COMMAND SAID A SOLDIER FROM THE 172ND
STRYKER BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, PART OF TASK FORCE BAND OF
BROTHERS, WAS KILLED BY SMALL ARMS FIRE MONDAY IN MOSUL,
360 KILOMETERS (225 MILES) NORTHWEST OF BAGHDAD.
THE DEATH RAISES TO 2,469 THE NUMBER OF U.S. MILITARY
MEMBERS WHO HAVE DIED SINCE THE WAR STARTED IN 2003,
ACCORDING TO AN ASSOCIATED PRESS COUNT.