U.S. soldiers of the 1st Battalion
U.S. soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, wait to load their luggage as they prepare to pull out from Iraq and leave for Kuwait from Tallil Air Base near Nassiriya, 300 km (185 miles) southeast of Baghdad, August 15, 2010. Iraq signed a bilateral security agreement in 2008 that paves the way for a full U.S. withdrawal by the end of 2011. Picture taken August 15, 2010. REUTERS

5 American troops have been killed in central Iraq, the military said.

In a short statement, military officials said five were killed Monday without giving any specific information.

The military says they are withholding the names of the deceased pending familial notification.

Reports put the number of American serve members slain in Iraq at 4,459.

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