Two US marines killed in Iraq fighting

Two US Marines were killed today during fighting in a Sunni insurgent stronghold west of Baghdad, the US military have revealed.

Wed, 24 Jan, 2007 - 10:41

Two US Marines were killed today during fighting in a Sunni insurgent stronghold west of Baghdad, the military said.

A Marine assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group and another Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5 died from wounds sustained due to enemy action while operating in Anbar province, the military said in a statement.

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