Baghdad - A blast in southern Iraq killed a US soldier, a statement by the US forces in Iraq said on Monday, while a roadside bomb in eastern Baghdad, killed two and injured 10, police sources said.

The soldier, who died on Sunday, brings the total number of soldiers who died since the US-led invasion in Iraq to 4,245.

The Baghdad bombing took place in al-Sadr city in the eastern part of Baghdad.

Meanwhile, in the northern Iraqi province of Mosul, militants burnt down five residential buildings. No casualties were reported in the incident, but the fire had caused damage to the buildings. Iraqi police are still investigating the matter, the Voices of Iraq (VOI) news agency reported.

Mosul is located some 400 kilometres north of Baghdad. (dpa)