Insurgent Attacks Kill 2 U.S. GIs in Iraq

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By DANIEL COONEY, Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents fired a rocket at U.S. troops in western Iraq, killing two soldiers, while in Baghdad rockets fired toward the U.S.-led coalition headquarters Sunday killed two Iraqi civilians and injured a U.S. soldier, U.S. officials said.

The attack in Baghdad came a day after the first anniversary of the start of the war that ousted Saddam Hussein.

A 1st Infantry Division soldier was also killed Sunday in an apparent accident during a weapons firing exercise in Samarra, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad, Army spokeswoman Maj. Debra Stewart said. The incident was under investigation.

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