Three soldiers with the Multi-National Corps - Iraq died Tuesday when an improvised explosive device targeting their patrol detonated in northern Iraq at approximately 11:40 a.m.
In a separate incident, the military says a roadside bomb struck a patrol in southern Baghdad, killing 1 American soldier also assigned to Multi-National Corps Iraq.
The military said the names of the deceased were being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
The death raises to at least 4,343 the number of members of the U.S. military who have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003. That's according to an Associated Press count.
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