BAGHDAD (Reuters) - One U.S. soldier was killed and four others were seriously wounded in a rocket attack on a base northwest of Baghdad, the U.S. military said in a statement on Tuesday.
The attack happened on Monday afternoon and involved soldiers from Task Force Baghdad, a unit responsible for security in the capital, the statement said.
U.S. soldiers are regularly killed in rocket and bomb attacks either on their convoys or on their bases.
In the past 14 months of occupation, 580 U.S. soldiers have been killed in action in Iraq.
In a speech on Monday night, U.S. President George Bush pledged to persevere in Iraq despite the violence and despite signs it could get much worse before it gets better.
The attack happened on Monday afternoon and involved soldiers from Task Force Baghdad, a unit responsible for security in the capital, the statement said.
U.S. soldiers are regularly killed in rocket and bomb attacks either on their convoys or on their bases.
In the past 14 months of occupation, 580 U.S. soldiers have been killed in action in Iraq.
In a speech on Monday night, U.S. President George Bush pledged to persevere in Iraq despite the violence and despite signs it could get much worse before it gets better.
