Peace and Justice Post

Associated Press, 24 March 2008

BAGHDAD – A roadside bomb killed four US soldiers in Baghdad on Sunday, the military said, pushing the overall American death toll in the five-year war to at least 4,000.

The grim milestone came on the same day that rockets and mortars pounded the US-protected Green Zone, underscoring the fragile security situation and the resilience of both Sunni and Shia extremist groups despite an overall lull in violence.

A Multi-National Division – Baghdad soldier also was wounded in the roadside bombing, which struck the soldiers’ patrol vehicle about 10 p.m. in southern Baghdad, according to a statement.

Identities of those killed were withheld pending notification of relatives.

Navy Lt. Patrick Evans, a military spokesman, expressed condolences to all the families who have lost a loved one in Iraq, saying each death is ‘equally tragic.’

‘There have been some significant gains. However, this enemy is resilient and will not give up, nor will we,’ he said. ‘There’s still a lot of work to be done.’

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