Baghdad, Nov 3, SPA -- A U.S. soldier was killed by a roadside bomb, the military said Thursday. The blast occurred Wednesday during combat operations inRamadi, 115 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad, the U.S.command said. Four other U.S. service members were killed duringwidespread fighting in and around Ramadi on Tuesday andWednesday, two by a roadside bomb and two in the crash of aU.S. helicopter. The death announced on Thursday involved an Army soldierassigned to the 2nd Marine Division, II MarineExpeditionary Force (Forward), the military said. His name was withheld pending the notification ofrelatives. The death brought to at least 2,036 the number of U.S.military service members who have died since the Iraqconflict began in March 2003, according to an AssociatedPress count.--SPA1502 Local Time 1202 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/300417