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To: Ed Huang who wrote (187)	6/28/2003 11:42:50 AM
From: Ed Huang	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9018

Surge of attacks claims US life in Shia city Ewen MacAskill, diplomatic editor Saturday June 28, 2003 The Guardian An American soldier has been killed in Najaf, one of the holiest cities for Shia Muslims, the US authorities said yesterday. Two more US servicemen were missing last night, apparently abducted from their vehicle somewhere north of Baghdad. Another soldier was shot in the neck as he shopped for video compact discs in the city. There were unconfirmed reports that he was dead. In a week that has seen a big rise in action against coalition troops, the Najaf killing is particularly ominous because it took place in a Shia area. Almost all the previous attacks on the coalition forces since President George Bush formally declared on May 1 that combat had ended have been confined to the Sunni Muslim areas in and around Baghdad. US troops have felt relatively safe in Shia areas such as Najaf, which suffered badly under Saddam Hussein and initially welcomed the US presence. ... guardian.co.uk