3 US Soldier Killed in Suicide Blast in Iraq

World | December 24, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
3 US Soldier Killed in Suicide Blast in Iraq US soldiers ride on a military vehicle for a patrol. 3 US soldiers were killed north of Baghdad as a suicide blast killed four people in the city of Arbil. Photo by AFP

Three US soldiers were killed north of Baghdad as a suicide blast killed four people in the city of Arbil, while American troops launched a morning offensive in the capital to hunt insurgents. The three troops died in a roadside bombing near the restive city of Samarra north of Baghdad on Wednesday, a US military spokesman said. Their vehicle was hit by a homemade bomb of the sort favoured by anti-US insurgents at around 9:00 am local time. The deaths bring to 204 the number of US soldiers killed in combat in Iraq.

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