An American soldier was killed in southern Iraq on Sunday, the U.S. military announced, marking the first U.S. fatality since last week's withdrawal of the last combat brigade from the country.
Two U.S. pilots were killed Friday when their OH-58D Kiowa helicopter went down near the city of Mosul, the U.S. military said.
At least 28 people, including several Iraqi police officers, died Tuesday night when a house exploded in western Baghdad, police said.