'Al-Qaida type fighters' infiltrating Iraq: Bush

US President George W Bush has warned that “foreign elements” are infiltrating Iraq in hopes of committing acts of terrorism, and predicted that other nations will send more troops to help secure the war-torn nation.

“Iraq is turning out to be a continuing battle in the war on terrorism,” the President said yesterday after meeting with economic leaders in Washington state during 2004 re-election drive. “We’re going to stay the course.”