Protesters say US must go as troops seize Saddam aide

TENS of thousands of protesters yesterday demanded the United States get out of Iraq as US troops arrested a fourth wanted aide of Saddam Hussein.

Demonstrators poured out prayers in Baghdad mosques, chanting anti-American slogans and calling for an Islamic state to replace Saddam's toppled government.

The protests on the Muslim holy day came as regional states met in Saudi Arabia to discuss a response to the Iraq war.