Wednesday 05 January 2005, 12:48 Makka Time, 9:48 GMT
Talafar (north of Mosul), another American soldier was killed today when a US patrol came under fire.
Armed fighters were attacking the US forces with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades at about 2 p.m. (1100 GMT).
This is the deadliest day ever for the US troops since the bombing at a mess tent in Mosul on December 21 of last year, which killed 22 people.
Five US servicemen also died in three different attacks.
In central Ramadi city, an Iraqi man died during a gun battle involving a group of fighters armed with machine guns and grenades, against the US forces.
US snipers are now monitoring the city from rooftop positions taken up today.
Il Romanaccio at 12:45 PM