The military said the soldiers' vehicle was "ambushed by a vehicle-born improvised explosive device" in Mahmoudiyah, 20 miles south of Baghdad. The statement did not say when the attack occurred.

Two of the injured soldiers were evacuated to a combat hospital. The third wounded soldier returned to duty after treatment.

All the casualties were from the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Division.

The name of the slain soldier was withheld pending notification of next of kin.

The military also said the Marine, assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, died Friday near Camp Fallujah, west of Baghdad, while "conducting security and stability operations."

"The Marine's death is classified as non-hostile," a military statement said. The death was under investigation.

The name of the Marine and the slain soldier were withheld pending notification of next of kin.

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