U.S. soldiers guard a traffic circle in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Sunday, July 6, 2003. U.S. troops have come under near daily attacks from increasingly bold insurgents.(AP Photo/Hadi Mezban)
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two American soldiers were killed in separate attacks on their convoys in the Iraqi capital, the military said Monday, and a third U.S. soldier was fatally shot while waiting to buy a soft drink at Baghdad University.
The first soldier died in a firefight late Sunday after two armed assailants opened fire, said Sgt. Patrick Compton, a spokesman for the military. The soldiers responded with fire, killing one of the attackers and wounding the other. The wounded suspect was taken into custody.