Four Soldiers Killed at Iraq
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BAGHDAD – Mourners vowed revenge and perseverance today at the funeral of the leader of the Sunni Arab revolt against Al Qaeda militants who was assassinated just 10 days after meeting with President Bush in Iraq’s Anbar province.
In eastern Diyala provice, meanwhile, a bomb exploded near an American military vehicle today, killing four American soldiers, the American command said. They were the first American deaths reported in Iraq since Monday.
More than 1,500 mourners marched along the highway near the home of Abdul-Sattar Abu Risha, who was killed along with two bodyguards and a driver yesterday by a bomb hidden near his house, just west of Ramadi.
