4 U.S. soldiers killed in Baghdad attack

4 U.S. soldiers killed in Baghdad attack
Rocket or mortar strike kills troops around the capital

BAGHDAD - Four American soldiers were killed Monday in rocket or mortar attacks in separate volleys in Baghdad.

The attacks raised the monthly U.S. death toll to at least 44, making it the deadliest since September.


Three of the Multi-National Division — Baghdad soldiers were killed just after 1 p.m. in an eastern section of the capital, the military said.


The statement did not give an exact location for the attack, but the area has been the scene of intense fighting recently between Shiite militiamen and U.S.-Iraqi troops.


Another soldier was killed by indirect fire in western Baghdad, the military said separately, using its term for a rocket or mortar attack.


In all, at least 4,056 members of the U.S. military have died since the Iraq war started in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
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