Iraq 16 March 2007 - 2nd report

As of 8:33 am EDT the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count website had raised its tally of U.S. military fatalities from the war in Iraq to 3210.

Iraq Coalition Casualty Count

U.S.: 2 more soldiers killed in Iraq

AP 6:33 am EDT Friday 16 March 2007

A U.S. soldier was killed by an explosion during fighting northwest of Baghdad, while a Marine died in a non-combat incident, the military said Friday.

The Task Force Lightning soldier died and another was wounded Thursday in an attack while they were conducting combat operations in Salahuddin, a mainly Sunni province, according to a statement.

A Marine assigned to Multinational Force — West died Wednesday in a non-combat related incident in Anbar province, a Sunni insurgent stronghold west of the capital, the military said separately. The incident is currently under investigation.

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