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Two U.S. Marines killed in Iraq, raising U.S. death toll in conflict to
1,999
BAGHDAD, Iraq - (AP) Two U.S. Marines were killed by a roadside
bomb during fighting with insurgents in western Iraq, the military said
Tuesday.
The deaths occurred Friday near Amiriyah, 40 kilometers (25 miles)
west of Baghdad, the military said in a statement.
The Marines were assigned to the Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd
Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
The deaths raised to 1,999 the number of members of the U.S.
military who have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003,
according to an Associated Press count.
1,999
BAGHDAD, Iraq - (AP) Two U.S. Marines were killed by a roadside
bomb during fighting with insurgents in western Iraq, the military said
Tuesday.
The deaths occurred Friday near Amiriyah, 40 kilometers (25 miles)
west of Baghdad, the military said in a statement.
The Marines were assigned to the Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd
Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
The deaths raised to 1,999 the number of members of the U.S.
military who have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003,
according to an Associated Press count.
