Four U.S.soldiers killed near Baghdad
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-03-05 08:47

Four U.S. soldiers were killed Friday west of the capital in a province where American troops launched a massive sweep two weeks ago to root out insurgents, the military said.

The soldiers, assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, were killed "while conducting security and stability operations" in the sprawling Anbar province. The reference to "soldiers" was to highlight that they were not members of the Marine Corps.

The Marines did not say where in Anbar the soldiers were killed. The region — which borders Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia — has been a hotbed of insurgent activity.

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