Two U.S. soldiers die in mortar barrage

By The Associated Press

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Maj. Richard Spiegel of the Army's 13th Corps Support Command said the mortar barrage slammed into Logistical Base Seitz, on Baghdad's western outskirts, about 6 p.m. Baghdad time.

The soldiers all belonged to the Army's 13th Corps Support Command, which oversees distribution of fuel, food, water and other supplies to U.S. forces across Iraq.

The deaths brought to 978 the number of U.S. service members who have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq in March 2003, according to the Defense Department.

Of those, 732 died as a result of hostile action.

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