Five U.S. soldiers were killed in a series of bombings and gunbattles across Iraq, the U.S. military announced Saturday. Two soldiers from the Multinational Division-Baghdad were killed Friday when their patrol in northwestern Baghdad was attacked by a bomb and small arms fire, the military said. Two others were wounded in the attack, according to The Associated Press. A third soldier from MultiNational Force-West was killed Friday in combat operations in Anbar province, the military said. A fourth soldier was killed by small-arms fire while on a foot patrol in Baghdad, the military said. On Saturday, a fifth soldier was killed and three others were wounded when their patrol was hit by a roadside bomb south of Baghdad, the military said. Two Iraqi soldiers were also wounded. The names of the U.S. soldiers were withheld pending notification of their relatives.
