May 17, 2004

Two die in Iraq fighting

Associated Press

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Two U.S. troops assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force were killed in action Monday in Anbar province west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.
No further details were released because of security, the military said.

Anbar province includes such insurgent hotspots as Fallujah, Ramadi and Qaim.

The statement also did not say whether they were Marines or members of Army or Navy units attached to the Marine force.