US soldier killed during patrol in Baghdad, military says
By APWednesday, April 22, 2009
US soldier killed in Baghdad, military says
BAGHDAD — The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed in Iraq.
A statement released by the military says the Multi-National Division — Baghdad soldier died Wednesday from combat related injuries sustained during a patrol in an eastern section of the capital.
It doesn’t identify the soldier or give more details but says the incident is under investigation.
The death raises to at least 4,275 members of the U.S. military who have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003. That’s according to an Associated Press count.
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