Baghdad, Iraq, Aug 16, SPA -- Three American soldiers were killed in action in Iraq, a military spokesperson said Monday. Two of the soldiers were killed Sunday in Najaf whentroops came under attack by militiamen loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, Marine Capt. Carrie Batson said. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit is responsible for thearea, but soldiers from the Baghdad-based 1st CavalryDivision were deployed to Najaf after fighting eruptedthere Aug. 5. Batson said a third soldier attached to the 1st MarineExpeditionary Force, deployed in Anbar province, was alsokilled Sunday. Anbar includes the volatile cities ofFallujah, Ramadi and Qaim on the Syrian border. --SPA1413 Local Time 1113 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/192377