Mosul Attacks Leave 2 U.S. Soldiers Dead
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MOSUL, Iraq — Two U.S. soldiers have been killed in separate attacks in this northern Iraqi city, the U.S. military announced.
In the first attack, a car bomb exploded next to a U.S. army patrol Wednesday, killing one soldier and wounding three, the military said in a statement Thursday.
In the second incident, a soldier was shot dead Thursday in an exchange of fire with guerrillas, the military announced today.
Neither was identified.
At least 1,461 U.S. service members have died since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003.
U.S. troops have been battling to keep order in Mosul, where an insurgency broke out in November. The 8,000-strong U.S. force in Mosul has said it is steadily returning stability.
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