Five US soldiers killed in Iraq (#2597) [View All]

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http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=17230


Three US soldiers killed in western Iraq, two missing crew of crashed US chopper found dead.


BAGHDAD - Three US soldiers were killed in action Wednesday in Iraq's restive western province of Anbar, the US military said.


"Three soldiers assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division died from enemy action while operating in Al-Anbar province today," a statement said.


Al-Anbar has been the scene of the fiercest anti-coalition insurgency.

The bodies of the two missing servicemen from a US Blackhawk helicopter that crashed in a waterway in western Iraq have been recovered, the military said Thursday.


The helicopter crashed Tuesday in Al-Anbar province after experiencing technical problems.