Bin Laden tape urges Iraqis to fight US

AL-QAIDA leader Osama bin Laden last night voiced solidarity with Iraqis, urging them to carry out suicide attacks against Americans.

The message was contained in an audio statement broadcast by the Qatar-based al-Jazeera satellite station.

"We stress the importance of suicide bombings against the enemy, these attacks that have scared Americans and Israelis like never before," bin Laden said in the tape.