US soldier killed in Iraq

A US soldier has been killed in action in western Iraq, the military has said in a statement.

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The statement from marines based in the town of Falluja said only that the soldier, assigned to the First Marine Expeditionary Force, was killed on Tuesday in al-Anbar province, west of Baghdad.

It gave no other details, in keeping with standard practice.

Al-Anbar province, within which Falluja falls, has witnessed some of the fiercest resistance to US-led forces.

Despite a bloody assault on Falluja late last year, US hopes of crushing the resistance has largely not materialised.

Source: News Agencies