The top US general in the Middle East warned community leaders that the military will use stern measures unless they curb attacks against coalition forces, according to an Iraqi who attended the meeting.

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.

AMERICAN soldiers who mistakenly killed eight Iraqi policemen and a Jordanian guard this month had been in the turbulent city for only one day and were in the midst of a handover from one military unit to another.