ROADSIDE bombs have claimed more American lives, killing three US soldiers in separate attacks in Baghdad and Sunni Muslim areas to the north of the capital.

Roadside bombs have claimed more US lives in Iraq, killing three US soldiers in separate attacks in Baghdad and Sunni Muslim areas to the north of the capital.

Iraq’s US administrator suggested today he would block any move by Iraqi leaders to make Islamic law the main source of legislation in the interim constitution, a move women’s groups fear would threaten their rights.

US troops killed 11 Iraqis who ambushed a convoy outside Baghdad yesterday. It was one of the most intense clashes yet in the daily grind of attacks on American forces.