U.S. Military: 2 Solders Die in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq – A U.S. Marine was killed in fighting south of Baghdad, while an American soldier died of wounds sustained in a volatile province west of the capital, the military said Tuesday.

The Marine assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force died Sunday from wounds sustained in combat while operating in the Multi-National Division-Baghdad area of operation, south of Baghdad, the military said in a statement.

The death raised to 28 the number of American troops killed in a particularly bloody weekend for U.S. forces in Iraq – 25 on Saturday and three on Sunday.

A soldier assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5 was killed Monday due to enemy action in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Anbar province, according to the statement.

The deaths raised to at least 3,063 members of the U.S. military who have died since the Iraq war started in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.