Four Americans killed, intensified operations against resistance

One American soldier was killed and another two wounded in an attack near the central part of Baghdad, making the number of the Americans who were killed within the 24 hours four. An American military spokesman said that the recent attack took place on yesterday, Friday evening, when an explosive went off in an American group of the first armored contingent.

An American military source confirmed the killing of two American soldiers and wounding of other three in an attack by an explosive at an American military contingent in the road between Sameraa and Tikrit on Thursday afternoon. The source explained that the killing and wounding were evacuated from the site of the explosion.

Earlier, an American military spokeswoman said that an American contractor working for the US army was killed and another wounded when attackers opened fire at their jeep near Balad to the north of Baghdad.

Three Americans were wounded while trying to defuse a bomb in the north west of Baghdad on Friday. The occupation forces blocked the road for one hour and called on the Iraqis through loudspeakers to help in arresting the resistance men and announced a reward of 10,000 dollars for every one giving information about resistance members.