One US soldier killed, three wounded in Iraq (Khaleej Times Online)

BAGHDAD - One US soldier was killed on Wednesday in a roadside bomb explosion near the city of Samarra, north of Baghdad, the US military said in a statement.

“One Task Force Liberty Soldier was killed and three were wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated on their combat patrol southeast of Samarra at about 12:35 pm on August 31,” the statement said. The wounded, it added, were taken to “a Coalition Forces medical treatment facility”.

Update: 12:57 Pm

CentCom-TASK FORCE LIBERTY SOLDIER KILLED BY IED NEAR SAMARRA

TIKRIT, Iraq -- One Task Force Liberty Soldier was killed and three were wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated on their combat patrol southeast of Samarra at about 12:35 p.m. Aug. 31.

The wounded Soldiers were taken to a Coalition Forces medical treatment facility.

The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

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