Nine American soldiers were killed in the first two days of a new offensive to root out al-Qaida in Iraq fighters holed up in districts north of the capital, the US military reported Wednesday.
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Nine American soldiers killed in offensive against al-Qaida in Iraq
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US soldier killed in training exercise
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Three killed in two separate attacks in northern Iraq
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Two US soldiers killed in Afghanistan:
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26 al-Qaida militants, 10 soldiers killed in fierce fighting in southern Yemen
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US kills No. 2 leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq
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Four US, 10 Afghan soldiers killed in clash
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Four US soldiers killed in helicopter crashes in Iraq
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Bomb kills 9 Afghan children, 2 US troops
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Three US soldiers killed in blasts in southern Afghanistan
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Two US service members killed in Afghanistan
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Two Fort Campbell soldiers killed in Iraq
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Washington soldier killed in Afghanistan
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Soldier killed in Iraq, family says
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Five NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan were Americans
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Eight US soldiers killed
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Local soldier killed in Iraq