Baghdad, Feb 25, SPA -- A U.S. soldier was killed in actionwest of Baghdad, the military said Friday. The soldier, assigned to the 1st Marine ExpeditionaryForce, was killed Thursday during operations in Anbarprovince, the U.S. command said in a statement. As of Thursday, at least 1,486 members of the U.S.military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war inMarch 2003, according to an Associated Press count.--SPA1240 Local Time 0940 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/242193