US soldier killed in Iraq

0 Comments | AFP, June, 2008

BAGHDAD (AFP) — A US soldier was killed by small arms fire during a patrol south of the Iraqi capital, the US military said on Thursday.

It said he died on Wednesday, raising to 4,091 the number of US soldiers killed since the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, according to an AFP tally based on the independent website www.icasualties.org.

US troops last month saw their lowest level of losses since the American-led invasion. The number killed in May dropped to 19, with the previous low being 20 in February 2004.

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