BAGHDAD, June 30, SPA -- Two U.S. soldiers have been charged with the premeditated murder of three Iraqis, the U.S. military announced Saturday. The charges stem from three separate incidents between April and June 2007 in the vicinity of Iskandariyah, 50 kilometers (30 miles) south of Baghdad, the military said in a statement. An investigation was launched after fellow soldiers reported the alleged crimes to military authorities, it said. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade (Airborne), 25th InfantryDivision, based at Fort Richardson, Alaska, the Associated Press reported.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/463503