US soldier killed in southern Iraq

AFP - Friday, October 3 02:35 pm

BAGHDAD (AFP) - A US soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in southern Iraq as the country celebrated the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday which ended the fasting month of Ramadan, the US military said on Friday.

The incident occurred on Octobre 2 in the Iraqi city of Amara, where US soldiers continue to provide logistical support to the Iraqi army since a June crackdown against Shiite militias and insurgents.

The latest death brings the US military's losses in Iraq since the March 2003 invasion to 4,177, according to an AFP tally based on independent website www.icasualties.org.

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