IRAQI RESISTANCE

Guardian: Grenade Attack On US General In Iraq

BAGHDAD -- America's most senior general in the Middle East came under attack yesterday when insurgents armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades fired at his convoy as it arrived at an Iraqi Civil Defence Corps building.

The assault on General John Abizaid's party in the troubled town of Falluja lasted for six minutes, as US soldiers returned fire with rifles and machine guns.

Gen Abizaid was unhurt in the incident.

But it raised concern about whether the attack was a random assault on the Iraqi base, a common occurrence in Falluja, or a deliberate attempt to kill him - which would suggest a serious breach in military security