US marine killed south of Baghdad

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BAGHDAD, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- A US marine was killed when a roadside bomb
hit a foot patrol in an area some 50 km south of Baghdad, the US military
said on Tuesday.
The soldier, assigned to the 155th Brigade Combat Team, II Marine
Expeditionary Force (Forward), was killed in the blast on Monday when a
group of US marines was patrolling the area, the military said in a
statement.
The name of the victim is being withheld pending notification of next of
kin, the statement added.
Over 2,020 US soldiers have been killed in Iraq since the start of the
US-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003.
 
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