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Five US soldiers killed in Iraq

BAGHDAD, June 6 (KUNA) -- Five American soldiers were killed in an attack in central Iraq on Monday, the US army said in a release. The army failed to reveal further details on the attack, but the Iraqi police said the five US soldiers were killed when multiple rockets struck an American base in southeast Baghdad.
The attack against the Americans was part of a bloody day across Iraq.
A bomb car attack happened in Salahuddin province, leaving several people killed or injured.
All of the 46,000 American forces still in Iraq are scheduled to withdraw by the end of the year. (end) ahh.mt KUNA 061532 Jun 11NNNN