AN American military policeman was killed yesterday as a top American general met local leaders in Iraq’s most dangerous region to tell them attacks must stop.

YESTERDAY’S suicide bomb attack aimed at a Baghdad hotel used by US officials deals a further blow to US President George W Bush who is trying to bolster support for his invasion of Iraq by highlighting post-war successes.

AN American soldier was killed and three wounded yesterday in separate roadside bombings which prompted a fierce eight-hour firefight where US attack aircraft, tanks and helicopters battled Iraqi resistance fighters.