Four U.S. Marines were killed in combat Thursday in Iraq's Anbar province, west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said. Three Marines -- assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division -- died "due to enemy action" on Thursday, according to a U.S. military statement issued early Saturday. The military had announced on Friday morning that another U.S. Marine -- assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5 -- died "due to enemy action" in Anbar province on Thursday. Thirty-eight U.S. troops have died in Iraq during July, CNN reported. Since the start of the war, 2,565 U.S. troops have died in Iraq. Seven Department of Defense civilian employees have also died in Iraq.
