A US soldier was shot and critically wounded at Baghdad University today, witnesses and the US military spokesperson said.
Students near the scene said the soldier had been inside the university campus in the southern part of the city when he was shot.
A US military helicopter evacuated the soldier and troops sealed off the campus, they said.
One student, Mr Abdullah Saad, said he had seen the soldier lying on the ground bleeding from a head wound.
A military spokeswoman said the soldier was shot with a handgun and confirmed he had been evacuated for medical treatment. She gave no further details.
US President George W. Bush declared major combat in Iraq over on May 1st but American troops have continued to come under frequent attack. Twenty-six US and six British soldiers have been killed by hostile fire in Iraq since Bush's declaration.