Of the 14 U.S. soldiers killed over the weekend, four died Sunday when a roadside bomb struck their vehicle northwest of Baghdad, the military said.
Another roadside bomb exploded inside the capital Sunday, killing one soldier and wounding three others and an Iraqi interpreter.
Another soldier was killed and two were wounded Sunday when a roadside bomb detonated in an eastern section of Baghdad, the military said.
On Saturday, one soldier was killed and eight others were wounded after a roadside bomb exploded as they patrolled a western section of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.
Also in western Baghdad, a Multi-National Division-Baghdad soldier was killed and two others were wounded in an explosion during combat operations Saturday.
Two Task Force Lightning soldiers died this weekend as a result of an explosion near their vehicle during combat operations in Diyala on Saturday, the military said.
In northern Iraq's Nineveh Province, two more Task Force Lightning Soldiers were killed Saturday when a bomb exploded during military operations.
Also on Saturday, a Task Force Marne soldier was killed while patrolling south of Baghdad, the military said.
A suicide bomber killed another Task Force Marne soldier Saturday while on patrol southwest of Baghdad.
"The patrol attempted to question two suspicious people near a mosque," the military said. "When soldiers approached the two men, one person detonated himself, killing one soldier."
With the deaths, 3,487 U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq since the start of the war. Seven civilian contractors also have died.
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