The U-S military is reporting the deaths of eight U-S soldiers in Iraq. The troops were all from Task Force Lightning and were killed on Memorial Day. Their deaths make this the deadliest month of the year for American forces in Iraq.
All the deaths occurred in restive Diyala province north of Baghdad.
Two of the soldiers were killed in a helicopter that went down. It's not immediately known if the helicopter was shot down or suffered mechanical difficulties.
Six soldiers were killed in explosions near their vehicles.
At least 110 U-S troops have been killed in May.
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