U.S. death toll in Iraq hits 4,000
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Special report: Tension escalates in Iraq

¡¤Four U.S. soldiers died Sunday night in a roadside bombing in Iraq.
¡¤3,263 have died in combat and attacks, and 737 in non-hostile incidents.
¡¤Eight of the killed were civilians working for the Pentagon.

U.S. soldiers watch as a plume of smoke rises from an air-strike they ordered to destroy a desert cave complex used by insurgents in Diyala Province. The death toll of US soldiers in the five-year Iraq conflict has hit 4,000 in what the US military said Monday was a "tragic" loss of lives after four troops were killed in a Baghdad bombing. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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    WASHINGTON, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Four U.S. soldiers died Sunday night in a roadside bombing in Iraq, bringing the American toll in the five-year war to 4,000.

    The four were killed when a homemade bomb hit their vehicle as they patrolled a southern Baghdad neighborhood, the U.S. military said Monday.

    A fifth soldier was wounded.

    The grim milestone comes less than a week after the fifth anniversary of the U.S-led invasion of Iraq.

    Of the 4,000 U.S. military personnel killed in the conflict, 3,263 have died in combat and attacks, and 737 in non-hostile incidents, such as traffic accidents and suicides.

    Eight of the killed were civilians working for the Pentagon.

File photo taken on May 26, 2007 shows flowers and a birthday balloon laid in front of headstones of soldiers who died in war, at the 60th section of Arlington National Cemetery of Virginia State, the United States.

File photo taken on May 26, 2007 shows flowers and a birthday balloon laid in front of headstones of soldiers who died in war, at the 60th section of Arlington National Cemetery of Virginia State, the United States. (Xinhua Photo)
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    Also Sunday, at least 35 Iraqis died in suicide bombings, mortar fire and when gunmen in cars opened fire in a crowded outdoor market.

    Nearly 100 were wounded in the violence.

    Estimates of the Iraqi death toll since the war began range from about 80,000 to hundreds of thousands.

    Another 2 million Iraqis have been forced to leave the country, and 2.5 million have been displaced from their homes within Iraq, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.

    Nearly 160,000 U.S. troops remain in Iraq, continuing to wage a war that has cost U.S. taxpayers about 500 billion U.S. dollars.

U.S. soldiers inspect the scene of a rocket attack in Baghdad March 23, 2008.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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U.S. soldiers patrol in Diyala Province, northeast of Baghdad. The death toll of US soldiers in the five-year Iraq conflict has hit 4,000 in what the US military said Monday was a "tragic" loss of lives after four troops were killed in a Baghdad bombing.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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Bush expresses grief as U.S. death toll in Iraq hits 4,000

    WASHINGTON, March 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush has expressed grief for American lives lost in the Iraq war, as the U.S. military death toll in the five-year conflict hit 4,000.

    White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said Monday that Bush "spends time everyday thinking about those who've lost their lives on the battlefield."   Full story

Bush likely to decide on Iraq troop level this week

    WASHINGTON, March 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush will likely decide within this week whether to withdraw more troops from Iraq beyond his planned draw down after the troop "surge" ends this summer, his spokeswoman said Monday.

    Bush will discuss the issue with Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. general in Iraq and U.S. ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker in a video-conference later in the day, Dana Perino, the White House press secretary, told media. Full story

Up to four U.S. soldiers have been killed in central Iraq during the past 24 hours, the U.S. military said on Saturday.

U.S. soldiers walk in the town of Yousifiya in south Baghdad during a joint patrol with Iraqi forces Mar. 11, 2008. Up to four U.S. soldiers have been killed in central Iraq during the past 24 hours, the U.S. military said on Saturday.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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Four U.S. soldiers killed in bombings in central Iraq

    BAGHDAD, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Up to four U.S. soldiers have been killed in central Iraq during the past 24 hours, the U.S. military said on Saturday.

    Two U.S. soldiers and two Iraqi civilians were killed by a roadside bomb explosion near the soldiers' patrol in southwest of Baghdad on Saturday, a military statement said, adding that a third soldier was wounded by the attack. Full story

Anti-war protests mark fifth anniversary of Iraq war in San Francisco

Iraq War demonstrators, wearing masks, march in front of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 19, 2008, to mark the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq.(Xinhua Photo)

Iraq War demonstrators, wearing masks, march in front of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 19, 2008, to mark the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq.(Xinhua Photo)
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    LOS ANGELES, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in San Francisco on Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of the start of the Iraq war.

    The protests took place at several downtown locations, with reported brief clashes between demonstrators and police, witnesses said. Full story

Bush defends Iraq war as "right decision"

U.S. President George W. Bush defended on Wednesday the Iraq war as a "right decision" despite a high cost as thousands of Americans staged anti-war demonstrations across the nation to mark the war's fifth anniversary.

U.S. President George W. Bush defended on Wednesday the Iraq war as a "right decision" at the pentagon despite a high cost as thousands of Americans staged anti-war demonstrations across the nation to mark the war's fifth anniversary. (Xinhua Photo)
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    WASHINGTON, March 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush defended on Wednesday the Iraq war as a "right decision" despite a high cost as thousands of Americans staged anti-war demonstrations across the nation to mark the war's fifth anniversary.

    "Removing Saddam Hussein from power was the right decision, and this is a fight America can and must win," Bush said during a speech at the Pentagon. Full story

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