FOCUS ON TERROR GROUPS

The top U.S. commander in Iraq said yesterday his counteroffensive will soon focus more on foreign terrorists, whom some officials believe are taking part in the killing of American soldiers.

"It's an issue that I'm paying a little bit more attention to as we continue with this effort," Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez told reporters in Baghdad. "And as the days go by, you'll continue to hear us talk and focus on foreign fighters. And we have pretty significant evidence that there are foreign fighters here."

Gen. Sanchez spoke just hours after 11 persons were killed at the Jordanian Embassy by a car bomb — a signature method used by al Qaeda and other Islamic terror groups to kill civilians.

"I think what this shows is that, in fact, we've got some terrorists that are operating here," the three-star Army general said. "It shows that we're still in a conflict zone."