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.
One scene shows wounded soldiers lying on the ground after a a bomb attack against their tank. Another shows the group aborting an attack to avoid casualties among Iraqi civilians.
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