US troops hit north of Baghdad as capital's Shiites warn them to keep out

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20030816/wl_mideast_afp/iraq_us&cid=1514&ncid=1473

BAGHDAD (AFP) - US troops came under fresh attack north of Baghdad, as Shiite Muslims in one of the capital's poorest districts again warned the Americans that they will fight them if they resume patrols there.

A US army vehicle was destroyed when a patrol hit mines near the town of Baquba, 65 kilometres (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, a witness said Saturday.

The village of Abara was sealed off after the attack early Saturday, in which four mines exploded, said the witness who would not give his name. There were no reports of casualties, and the US army would not immediately confirm the incident.

Baquba is home to both Sunni and Shiite Muslims, and has been a regular battleground between US troops and guerrilla insurgents believed linked to ousted dictator Saddam Hussein (news - web sites).

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1. When are they going to wake up...

...I HATE, I mean, REALLY REALLY HATE Bush...but dammit, if a foreign country invaded, started upskirting the local ladies, raiding my house, pumping my oil, and doing nary a thing to actually improve life, I WOULD TAKE UP ARMS AGAINST THEM.

Thanks for ousting Bush, now LEAVE.

Why are the media whores surprised that the Iraqis are doing this very thing?