BAGHDAD, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- A US soldier was killed by small arms fire
north of Baghdad on Sunday, the US military said on Monday.
"A Task Force Baghdad Soldier was killed by small arms fire while on
patrol north of Baghdad on Nov. 20," the military said in a statement.
The brief statement gave no further details, but said the incident was
under investigation.
The name of the soldier was being withheld pending notification of next
of kin, it added.
About 2,090 US soldiers have been killed in Iraq since the US- led
invasion in March, 2003.