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Three U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq: military

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three U.S. soldiers died on Thursday of wounds sustained in combat in the western Anbar province, the U.S. military said on Friday.

"Three soldiers assigned to Multi-National Force-West were killed Thursday from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province," it said in a statement.

The deaths bring to at least 14 the number of U.S. servicemen killed in Iraq in the past three days.

Anbar province, a Sunni Arab insurgency stronghold, is the deadliest place for U.S. troops in Iraq.

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