5 More U.S. Soldiers in Iraq Killed

The U.S. military in Iraq reported the deaths of five more soldiers, including three killed Tuesday in a roadside bombing north of the capital.

The other two Americans had been killed in combat Sunday. One suffered fatal wounds in Al Anbar province west of Baghdad and the other was killed by a roadside bomb near Balad, the military said.

The latest fatalities raised the U.S. death toll this month to at least 31, the same as for all of March, according to the Associated Press. At least 2,359 U.S. military personnel, including seven civilian employees, have died since the war began in 2003.

Violence took at least 23 lives Tuesday. Among the incidents, a car bombing killed five people, and three died when a bomb exploded on a minibus, police said. Both attacks took place in Shiite areas of the capital, police said.

Police also found the bodies of 24 people who apparently were victims of sectarian death squads. Most of the bodies were found in Baghdad, but it was unclear when they died, police said.