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Three American soldiers killed in Iraq BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Three American soldiers were killed Thursday when they came under attack from gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades in northern Iraq, a military spokeswoman said. The soldiers were from the 101st Airborne Division. It wasn't known exactly where attack took place or if any soldiers were wounded, said Spc. Nicole Thompson, spokeswoman for V Corps in Baghdad. Reports were still coming in from the field, she added.
The 101st participated in Tuesday's raid a house in Mosul where Saddam's sons Odai and Qusai were killed, along with a teenager believed to be Qusai's son, and a bodyguard.
U.S. forces were concerned that the deaths of the brothers would motivate insurgents in Iraq and lead to more attacks.
The deaths brought to 158 the number of American servicemen killed in action since the war began March 20, surpassing by 11 the death toll in the 1991 Gulf War.
On late Tuesday and Wednesday, two American soldiers were killed in separate attacks on their convoys, including one near the Mosul, 240 miles north of Baghdad, and another in Ramaldi, 60 miles west of the capital, killing one soldier and wounding two more.
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