2 U.S. service members killed in Iraq

08.07.2011 [12:40]
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Baku, July 8 (AZERTAC). Two American service members were killed Thursday while conducting operations in central Iraq, the U.S. military said.

Per policy, the military withheld the names of the service members and details of the incident until the defense department notified their family members.

The roughly 47,000 American troops in Iraq are due to withdraw by January 1, 2012, under a U.S.-Iraqi security pact, though Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is consulting with lawmakers over whether to request troops stay beyond the deadline.

Last month, 14 U.S. soldiers were also killed in combat-related incidents, the largest loss of life among U.S. troops in Iraq since 2008, according to CNN figures.

2 U.S. service members killed in Iraq

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