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BAGHDAD, Sept 23 (KUNA) -- A US soldier assigned to the Multi-National
Force (MNF) was killed in non-combat operations in Diyala province in Iraq,
MNF said in a statement on Sunday.
A "Task Force Lightning" soldier died in a traffic accident on Saturday in
Diyala province, north eastern Baghdad, the statement added.
The statement did not reveal more information about the accident, pointing
out that an investigation was underway.
With this, the number of US soldiers killed since the beginning of the war
in Iraq in March 2003 stands at 3,797, of which 55 have been killed so far
this month. (end)
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