Three U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq's Anbar: military (Reuters)

US soldiers patrol an area in Baghdad, 13 July 2007. US President George W. Bush's defense chief and top diplomat head on a vital mission to the Middle East to seek Arab support for Iraq and discuss weapons sales to regional allies.(AFP/File/Ali Yussef)Reuters – Three U.S. soldiers were killed during
combat operations on Thursday in western Anbar province, an al
Qaeda stronghold in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Monday.