BAGHDAD, 23 March — An American soldier was killed and four others were injured by an indirect fire attack in Baghdad, the US military said on Saturday. The soldier died of wounds sustained from the indirect fire attack in south of the capital on Friday, a brief military statement said. Indirect fire usually refers to mortar or rocket attacks in the terminology of US military statements. The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of the relatives, the statement added. The latest death brings the number of US soldiers that have been killed in Iraq to about 3,993 since the Iraq war broke out in 2003, according to media count based on Pentagon figures.
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