Violent Iraqi resistance grows

A BOMB exploded yesterday near a US military vehicle on the road to Baghdad’s airport, and assailants threw grenades at a US-led convoy, killing an American soldier and two Iraqi civilians.

The military also announced that a US Marine was killed on Wednesday while responding to an ambush in which three other Americans were wounded.

The ambushes were the latest in a growing tide of violent anti-coalition opposition, despite assurances that troops have been mopping up resistance around Baghdad.