A U.S. soldier stands guard on a roof during the opening of Amiriya Public Works sub-station in western Baghdad's Amiriya district June 25, 2008.
From Yahoo News:
BAGHDAD - Roadside bombs killed four U.S. soldiers in northern Iraq, the military said Wednesday, in a spike of violence that pushed to at least nine the number of Americans who have died here this week.
In the latest attack, one soldier was killed by an explosively formed penetrator, or EFP, about 9 a.m. Wednesday in the predominantly Shiite eastern half of Baghdad, the military said. The armor piercing bombs are believed to come from Iran and have been used by Shiite extremists to kill hundreds of American forces.
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News On Iraq From Other Sources:
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,110 -- Yahoo News
Bomb Kills US Soldier in Iraq, Raising US Fatalities to 10 Since Monday -- Voice Of America
Iraq blast kills three US soldiers, interpreter -- The Age
The Consequences of the Surge -- The Atlantic
My Comment: The war in Iraq has always "spiked" in the spring and fall when temperatures were ideal to travel around in Iraq. The fear among military and political commanders is that the U.S. election may cause more IED explosions and ambushes on American troops in the fall. Time will tell.
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