US soldier dies in north Iraq ambush
An American soldier from the 173rd Airborne Brigade was killed and two others were wounded during an ambush in northern Iraq last night.
The incident occurred about 11 p.n. when a rocket-propelled grenade at their vehicle in the oil-producing city of Kirkuk, about 145 miles north of Baghdad.
The names of the victims were withheld until their families were informed
The death raised to 86 the number of US soldiers killed by hostile fire since May 1, when President George Bush declared an end to major combat in Iraq.
Two hundred Americans have died in Iraqi combat since the military operations were launched on March 20.
