Four US soldiers killed in two bombings

Four US soldiers attached to the Marines were killed in two separate roadside bombings near the insurgent stronghold of Ramadi, the military said today, raising the number of American forces who have died in Iraq since the start of the war to 1,903.

The soldiers died in two separate bomb attacks yesterday during combat operations in the volatile western Iraqi city, 70 miles west of Baghdad, the military said.

The victims were US Army soldiers attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force.

The names of the victims were not released.