Five US soldiers killed by roadside bombs

THE US Army said five of its soldiers were killed by roadside bombs in two separate incidents in Baghdad.

In the first attack, a patrol hit a roadside bomb in the southern Dora neighbourhood, killing a soldier from Task Force Baghdad, a statement said. Two others were wounded in that incident.

In a separate incident a further four Task Force Baghdad soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb exploded in south-western Baghdad.

The names of all the soldiers killed are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.