Shi'ite group claims attacks on US forces in Iraq

Shi'ite group claims attacks on US forces in Iraq

BEIRUT, July 2 (Reuters) - A previously unknown Shi'ite Muslim group said it was behind "recent attacks" against U.S.-led forces in Iraq but vowed not to target Iraqis, according to a videotape aired on Lebanese television on Sunday.

The militant group, calling itself the Muslim Resistance in Iraq, said in a statement accompanying the video that its attacks aimed "to free Iraq from foreign occupation".

It said the United States, Britain, and their allies "have occupied our land, looted our wealth and shed our blood".

Privately owned New TV did not say how it obtained the video, which shows attacks against U.S. troops, with a song praising the Shi'ites' courage in the background.

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