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Nine US troops are reported to have been killed in clashes with insurgents in Iraq.
Five marines died in skirmishes on the Syrian border, according to a reporter at the scene, while four soldiers died in ambushes south and west of Baghdad.
At least seven Iraqis are also reported to have been killed in the fighting.
Meanwhile, a tense stand-off is continuing in the holy city of Najaf between US forces and supporters of radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr.
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Five marines died in skirmishes on the Syrian border, according to a reporter at the scene, while four soldiers died in ambushes south and west of Baghdad.
At least seven Iraqis are also reported to have been killed in the fighting.
Meanwhile, a tense stand-off is continuing in the holy city of Najaf between US forces and supporters of radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr.
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