Sometimes we are reminded of this.....
Iraq attack kills two UK soldiers http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4758188.stm
Two British soldiers have been killed and another injured by a roadside bomb on the outskirts of Amara, in southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has said.
The wounded solider is being treated for non-life threatening injuries. More details will be released once next of kin have been told, said a spokeswoman.
Prime Minister Tony Blair's official spokesman said they were "sadly aware" of the deaths.
The number of British troops killed during operations in Iraq is now 103.
About 8,900 UK personnel are stationed in Iraq, mainly in the south east of the country.
"Next of kin are being informed and we cannot give further details until this process is complete and the incident has been thoroughly investigated," said Mr Blair's spokesman.
The soldiers' deaths happened as at least 33 people were killed and many injured by three bomb attacks in Baghdad - just a day after a curfew imposed following violence was lifted.
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The last UK soldier to die in Iraq was Trooper Carl Joseph Smith, 23, from the 9th/12th Lancers, who died after a crash on the outskirts of Basra in southern Iraq on 2 February.
Tuesday's casualties come amid heightened tensions between British troops and local Iraqis.
Two regional councils have suspended relations with British forces after a video of soldiers appearing to abuse Iraqi civilians in Amara came to light.
Last month Lance Corporal Allan Douglas, 22, from Aberdeen, was killed by small arms fire while on patrol in the city - in Maysan province north of the main British base at Basra.
On 16 July 2005 three soldiers - Second Lieutenant Richard Shearer, Private Leon Spicer and Private Phillip Hewett of C Company, The 1st Battalion Staffordshire Regiment - were killed when an explosion hit a patrol of three armoured Land Rovers in the city.