More US Soldiers Killed by Iraq Resistance

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Six US servicemen killed in Iraq

Sunday 16 October 2005 3:58 PM GMT

Us and Iraqi forces have been battling fighters in the
country

Five US soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in
Ramadi, west of Baghdad, the US military said in a statement.

The statement gave no details beyond saying the soldiers were
assigned to the 2nd Marine Division.

A Marine also died in a bomb blast on Saturday in the town of
Saqlawiyah, 75km west of Baghdad, the US military added.

The soldiers' deaths came as some 10 million Iraqis headed to
the polls to vote on a referendum on a draft constitution.

Although there were reports of heavy fighting in Ramadi, the
capital Baghdad witnessed the lowest level of violence in
months.

On Sunday, Ramadi residents reported that heavy fighting
continued in the city with US warplanes bombing areas in the
east.

Doctor Bassem al-Dulaimi at Ramadi hospital said he had
received 25 dead and eight wounded and said relatives had
told him the victims had been hit in aerial bombardments.

Residents reported heavy gunfire and clashes in central and
eastern parts of the city.

The US military said it had no immediate information on any
operations or clashes in the area.

In Falluja 50km west of Baghdad, two Iraqi soldiers were
killed and three wounded when armed men hurled grenades in a
market area, police officer Sami Muhammed said on Sunday.

US forces killed 10 fighters in Karabila, 300km west of
Baghdad, the US military said on Sunday.