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US soldier shot in Baghdad

05/05/03: (ABC Australia) A United States soldier patrolling the streets in the Iraqi capital has been shot in the head and wounded by an unidentified Iraqi civilian, according to the US.

The serviceman from the 3rd Infantry Division was taken to a military field hospital and was reported to be in stable condition, officials at the US Central Command said.

No details of the incident, which US military officials said was being investigated, have been provided.

The assault, which follows two similar attacks in other parts of Iraq, underscores continued resistance to US forces in the country, just days after US President George W Bush declared an end to major combat operations there.

On Saturday, several Iraqis fired rifles at an 82nd Airborne Division convoy near the central city Fallujah, the site of earlier violent anti-American demonstrations, according to the command.

Soldiers from the convoy returned fire and proceeded on their route.

No US personnel were injured, the command said.

On the same day, two Iraqis, who were later detained, fired at a marine patrol near the town of As Samawah without hitting anyone.

"Despite the danger, coalition forces remain dedicated to setting the conditions throughout Iraq so that the delivery of humanitarian aid and infrastructure repair can continue," the command said in a statement

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