US says 4 troops die in western Iraq fighting

Four U.S. troops died in fighting in western Iraq on Monday, the U.S. military said on Tuesday, taking to a least 1,935 the number of U.S. forces killed since the invasion of Iraq in March 2003.

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Suicide Car Bomb Kills Two Iraqi Police

A suicide car bomb exploded at a checkpoint at the main entrance of Baghdad's Green Zone on Tuesday, killing two Iraqi policemen and wounding one, police said. The high-security area is home to Iraq's parliament and the U.S. Embassy.

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Iraq Qaeda says 2 Marines killed, US denies it

Al Qaeda's wing in Iraq said on Monday it had killed two U.S. Marines it said it seized in western Iraq, according to a Web posting, but the U.S. military denied it.

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Col. Stephen Davis, commander of Marine Regimental Combat Team 2, which is responsible for much of western Iraq, quoted in yesterday’s New York Times:

“We’re not going anywhere,” he told the murmuring crowd, adding that as long as there were attacks against Iraqi or American troops the house searches and roadblocks and bridge closings would continue.

“Some of you are concerned about the attack helicopters and mortar fire from the base,” he said. “I will tell you this: those are the sounds of peace.”

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