Three US Soldiers Killed in Baghdad IED Attack

News from Multi-National Force Iraq
Dispatches from the Front:

BAGHDAD, May 21, 2009 -- Three Multi-National Division–Baghdad soldiers died when an improvised explosive device detonated near their patrol in Baghdad at approximately 10:40 a.m. May 21.

The soldier’s names are being withheld pending notification of next of kin and release by the Department of Defense.

The names of the soldiers are announced through the U.S. Department of Defense Official Website at http://www.defenselink.mil/ .

The announcements are made on the Web site no earlier than 24 hours after notification of the Soldier’s primary next of kin.

The incident is currently under investigation.

(From a Multinational Force Iraq news release.)

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