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U.S. soldiers killed in Baghdad

BAGHDAD: Seven U.S. soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter came under attack on Saturday morning in a Sunni stronghold south of Baghdad, leaving five dead and three missing, the military said.

The attack on a patrol of seven U.S. soldiers and an Iraqi army interpreter occurred near Mahmoudiya, a Sunni stronghold about 30 km south of Baghdad, the military said. Nearby units heard explosions near the patrol and a drone plane later observed two burning vehicles, the statement said.

Troops who arrived later found five of the troops were killed and the other three remained missing, according to the statement, from Maj. Gen. William Caldwell, the chief U.S. military spokesman in Iraq.

The military refused to specify whether the Iraqi interpreter was among those killed or among the missing, citing security.

Troops were searching for the three missing soldiers, using drone planes and jets and setting up checkpoints throughout the area.

AP

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