American service member killed in northern Iraq

An American service member was killed in northern Iraq on Monday morning, the U.S. military confirmed, but few details were immediately released.


A statement from U.S. Forces - Iraq said a U.S. service member was killed as a result of a non-hostile incident in northern Iraq, but provided no other information. "The name of the deceased and details of the incident are being withheld pending notification of next of kin and release by the Department of Defense," the statement said.

Officials: Three U.S. troops die in Iraq

Three American soldiers were killed in Iraq on Saturday, two of them in the country's north, the U.S. military said. Few other details were immediately released.

The fatalities raise the total number of U.S. troops killed in Iraq so far this year to five, according to a BNO News count. A total of 60 U.S. service members were killed in Iraq last year, most of whom died as the result of non-hostile incidents.

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Three American troops die in central and northern Iraq

Three American service members were killed in two separate incidents in central and northern Iraq on Saturday morning, the U.S. military confirmed, but few details were immediately released.

A statement from U.S. Forces - Iraq said two U.S. service members were killed and another was injured while conducting operations in northern Iraq. A second statement said a third U.S. service member was killed in central Iraq.


While the U.S. military refused to provide additional details, saying the details were being held pending notification of next of kin, Iraqi police said three U.S. troops were involved in a shooting incident in the northern city of Mosul. Other details were not available, although media reports indicated that the U.S. service members in Mosul were struck by gunfire from two Iraqi soldiers.

At least 2 dead in Iraqi bombings against Christians

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) -- At least two people were killed and another 14 were wounded in Iraq after a series of bombs detonated on Thursday in different attacks against Christians, officials said.
The first of 10 bombs exploded at around 7:30 p.m. local time. They were placed in several residences of Christian families in six different areas of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. Four of the bombs were deactivated before exploding, and in at least two areas, additional unexploded bombs were found.

The two bomb victims that died were in the district of al-Ghadir - where a large Christian community resides. The explosions come after al-Qaeda announced renewed threats against the Christian community, although Christmas festivities were carried out without incident. No organization or group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

On October 31, at least 52 people were killed after a group of gunmen raided Our Lady of Salvation Catholic Church in Baghdad during a Sunday ceremony.