Two US soldiers die in attacks
In one incident, a soldier was killed and three were wounded in a roadside bombing in Fallujah, 30 miles west of Baghdad. The second death came in an attack on a military convoy in Baghdad.
The deaths brought to 281 the number of soldiers killed since the war began on March 20. Since President George W Bush declared major combat over on May 1, 143 US soldiers have died five more than during the heavy fighting.