星期二 9名美軍因襲擊身亡!

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- In a deadly day of violence, nine U.S. service members died in Iraq on Tuesday, the U.S. Military said Wednesday.

Four Multi-National Division-Baghdad soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb attack west of Baghdad Tuesday at about 6:50 a.m.

Less than three hours later, another Multi-National Division-Baghdad soldier died after his patrol was hit with small-arms fire in northern Baghdad.

In Diyala province, northeast of the Iraqi capital, three Task Force Lightning Soldiers assigned to 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, were killed as the "result of enemy action" during military operations.

In Anbar province, west of Baghdad, one Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 7 died Tuesday of wounds "due to enemy action."

As of Wednesday, the U.S. military death toll stood at 63 for October and 598 for the entirety of 2006. Since the start of the war, the U.S. military has suffered 2,772 fatalities in Iraq. Seven American civilian contractors of the military also have died in the conflict.