By Xinhua
Baghdad : Five U.S. soldiers were killed Friday in two separate bombings in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Saturday.
Four soldiers were killed when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while they were on a combat patrol in northwest of Baghdad, themilitary said.
Another soldier was killed and three others were wounded in an explosion near their vehicle as they carried out operations in Tamim province, the military said in another statement.
The wounded soldiers were sent to a coalition medical facility for treatment.
The military gave no further information and said names of the deceased were being withheld pending family notification.
The latest death bring the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq to more than 3,957 since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, according to media count based on Pentagon figures.