Six U.S. soldiers died in an explosion north of Baghdad, the military said Tuesday.
The soldiers, assigned to Task Force Lightning, were conducting combat operations in Salahuddin province when a bomb exploded Monday near their vehicles, the military said in a statement.
Three other solders were wounded and transported to an American military hospital for treatment, the AP said.
Names were withheld pending family notification.
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