Baghdad (ANTARA News/AFP) - Two American soldiers were killed in northern Iraq on Sunday, the US military said, making this month the deadliest for American personnel in more than two years.

"Two US service members were killed today while conducting operations in northern Iraq," the military said in a statement.

Since June 1, 11 US soldiers have been killed in Iraq -- making it the deadliest since May 2009.

Sunday`s deaths take the overall US death toll since the March 2003 invasion to 4,465, according to an AFP count based on the independent website, www.icasualties.org.

Nearly 50,000 American troops are still in Iraq, down from a peak of more than 170,000 after the invasion. (*)

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