By Prensa Latina
Baghdad : The US Central Command in Iraq reported on Sunday another five casualties among its troops, one of them lethal, in a roadside bomb explosion in Ninive province, northern Iraq.
According to a brief release, the soldiers were fulfilling a mission in an area of that troubled region when a vehicle hit the explosive device.
Washington has lost 19 troops in Iraq since the beginning of this year; ten of them have been killed in the Phantom Phoenix Operation, which is aimed at neutralizing the resistance.
The US-led war against this Arab nation has taken the lives of 3,923 American servicemen since it began in March 2003, and 28,770 have been wounded, according to pentagon figures.
Meanwhile, a national project was presented by Iraqi deputy Osma Nayifi on Sunday, which is aimed at resolving political differences in the heart of the government and contribute to the reconciliation among ethnic and religious groups.