Baghdad — Three American soldiers were killed in Iraq early Thursday, a military spokeswoman said.
The soldiers, part of the 101st Airborne Division, were travelling in a convoy toward Qayyarah, 300 kilometres north of the capital, Baghdad, when they were at attacked around 2:30 a.m., Spec. Nicole Thompson told The Associated Press.
She said the convoy came under attack from gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades.
None of the soldiers were wounded and it wasn't known if any of the attackers were killed or wounded.
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She said a pair of RPGs and an AK-47 rifle were found after the attack ended.
The 101st participated in the assault and siege of a house in Mosul where Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay were killed Tuesday, along with a teenager believed to be Qusay's son, and a bodyguard.
There has been concern among troops that the deaths of the brothers may embolden insurgents in Iraq and result in more attacks, which happen daily.
The deaths brought to 158 the number of American servicemen killed in action since the war began March 20, surpassing by 11 the death toll in the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
On Wednesday, two American soldiers were killed in separate attacks on their convoys, including one near the Mosul, 400 kilometres north of Baghdad, and another in Ramaldi, 100 kilometres west of the capital, killing one soldier and wounding two more.
