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US Troops Kill 24 Insurgents in Baghdad Battle
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Insurgent attack in Kirkuk kills one American soldier while another
soldier and a Marine were killed during security operations near
Fallujah The U.S. military says coalition soldiers in Iraq have killed
24 insurgents who attacked a coalition convoy outside Baghdad.







Iraqi Police commandos maintain security in the area around Jordanian
embassy in BaghdadAuthorities say six troops and seven insurgents were
wounded in the fighting, which occurred late Sunday about 30
kilometers southeast of the capital.

Elsewhere, authorities say a car bomb exploded today Monday in the
center of Samarra, wounding at least 10 people. The Associated Press
says a truck loaded with explosives apparently detonated prematurely
near a hospital.

Separately, one U.S. soldier was killed in an insurgent attack in
Kirkuk, while another soldier and a Marine were killed during security
operations in Al Anbar province, west of Baghdad.





Some information for this report provided by Reuters.


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