US soldier killed in Baghdad is 2,999th death
A U.S. soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in southeastern Baghdad on Saturday, the U.S. military said in a statement. The soldier was the 2,999th member of the U.S. military to die in Iraq since the invasion of March 20, 2003 and the 110th so far in December, the deadliest month for the U.S. forces in more than two years. Full Story