U.S. Soldier Killed in East Baghdad

Assailants ambushed U.S. troops with rocket-propelled grenades and bombs in a series of attacks in the Iraqi capital, killing one U.S. soldier and wounded several others, the U.S. Army said Tuesday.

The attacks took place Monday in the east of the city, and three armored vehicles were disabled in the assaults, the Army said in a statement.

The wounded were evacuated to a medical treatment facility and the damaged vehicles were recovered. The name of the soldier killed in that attack was withheld pending notification of next of kin.

No other details were immediately available.

At least 935 U.S. servicemembers have been killed in Iraq since March 2003.

The U.S. Army’s 1st Cavalry Division is deployed in Baghdad, where it has about 30,000 troops who patrol the city and help train Iraqi security forces. (AP)