At least eight Americans were killed in two separate attacks in Iraq today.

In a scene reminiscent of Black Hawk Down, Iraqis dragged the bodies of dead Americans through the streets of Fallujah. The mob hung several corpses on a bridge over the Euphrates. Others beat a dead body with sticks and other objects. The crowd chanted and cheered as they desecrated the corpses of the dead American civilians. "I am happy to see this," one twelve-year-old boy remarked. "The Americans are occupying us so this is what will happen."

Outside of Baghdad, a bomb killed five U.S. soldiers. An M113 armored personnel carrier apparently ran over the explosive device as the convoy it was traveling in passed through Malahma.

The killings on this last day of March bring the month's death-toll for U.S. servicemen to 48. Next to the 82 deaths that occurred in November, March stands as the deadliest month for Americans since President Bush declared victory in Iraq on May 1. Of the 600 or so Marines, soldiers, airmen, and sailors that have died in the conflict, 459 have lost their lives since the "end" of the war.

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