US soldier killed in ambush north of Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Jan 26 (AFP) - A US soldier was killed and two others wounded Wednesday in an attack on a US patrol north of Baghdad, the US military said in a statement.
"One 1st Infantry Division Soldier was killed and two others wounded when anti-Iraqi forces attacked their combat patrol with rocket propelled grenades near Duluiyah," the statement said.
One of the wounded is in serious condition.
The town of Duluiyah is a Sunni insurgent stronghold near Balad, a region where US troops frequently come under fire and insurgents are stepping up their attacks in the run-up to Sunday's elections.
The death raises the number of US soldiers killed in Iraq to 1,375 since the March 2003 invasion, according to the latest figures from the Pentagon.

01/26/2005 11:37 GMT - AFP