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Two US marines killed in Najaf province
BAGHDAD (AFP) Aug 07, 2004
 Two US marines have been killed in fighting in the Iraqi province of Najaf, where clashes have raged between multinational troops and Shiite Muslim militiamen, the military said Saturday.

The two 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit members were killed on Friday, the military said in a statement, without giving further details.

The latest deaths bring to more than 680 the number of US troops killed in action in Iraq since last year's US-led invasion, based on Pentagon statistics.

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