Fighting in northwest Iraq claims lives of 21 Marines in 3 days.

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Wednesday 03 August 2005

Fighting in northwest Iraq claims lives of 21 Marines in 3 days.

Baghdad - Fourteen Marines and a civilian interpreter were killed Wednesday when their amphibious assault vehicle struck an improvised explosive device about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) south of Haditha, Iraq, military officials said.

A Marine was also injured. The Marines were assigned to the 2nd Marine Division.

Wednesday's attack follows the killings of six Marines Monday in Haditha, which is in northwest Iraq.

Another Marine was killed in a suicide car bombing in nearby Hit on Monday, the Marine Corps said.

This week's Marine deaths brought the number of American troops killed in the Iraq war to more than 1,800, according to U.S. military reports.

t r u t h o u t - 14 Marines Killed in Single Attack, 21 in Past 3 Days