4 US soldiers killed in Iraq

Published February 17, 2005

BAGHDAD, Feb 16: Four US soldiers have died in Iraq since Tuesday, one of them killed in action and the other three in accidents, the US military said on Wednesday.

One soldier died and another was injured in a road accident in Diyala province, north of Baghdad, on Wednesday, it said in a statement. An Iraqi civilian was also killed and another two were hurt in the same incident.

Another US soldier died of a "non-combat injury" on a military base, said another statement. A third soldier was killed and another wounded in a crash near Balad town. Earlier, a US soldier was killed in action on Tuesday in Al Anbar. -AFP

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