Iraqi Guerrillas Kill 2 U.S. Soldiers 8/13/03 10:15 AM EST

TIKRIT, Iraq - U.S. troops identified Saddam Hussein loyalists in custody Wednesday as two key members of the ousted dictator's Republican Guard and a paymaster for his Fedayeen Saddam militia.

The U.S. military Wednesday said two American soldiers were killed in guerrilla bomb attacks during the past 24 hours.

In an attack Wednesday morning, one soldier was killed and another was wounded when their convoy hit a roadside bomb 15 miles south of Saddam's hometown of Tikrit, the military reported. The soldiers were in an armored personnel carrier in a four-vehicle convoy, Maj. Josslyn Aberle, spokeswoman for the 4th Infantry Division, said.

Also Wednesday the military reported a soldier killed and two wounded in a bomb attack near Taji the day before. The military press office had no other details, but the deaths were in the same region where there was a big oil pipeline fire Tuesday and at about the same time.

The deaths brought to 60 the number of U.S. troops killed in action since May 1, when President Bush declared major combat over.

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By D'ARCY DORAN, Associated Press
(Published Tuesday, August 12, 2003, 8:53 PM)

<snip>The death brought to 57 the number of U.S. troops killed in action since May 1, when President Bush declared major combat over.