Ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has demanded that the United States unconditionally withdraw its forces from Iraq. In a new audio tape attributed to him and broadcast on Wednesday by an Arabiya television channel, Hussein also threatened to step up anti-US attacks and to "wage holy war by all means against the foolish invaders." "We call on you to withdraw your forces as soon as possible, and without any conditions, as you cannot bear any more losses as these losses will be catastrophic for you," was the message to Americans. "Your withdrawal from our country is inevitable, whether it happens today or tomorrow, and tomorrow will come soon," it said. The voice in the poor quality recording also urged Iraqis not to become complacent with the occupation. "O Iraqis ! O fighters, men and women, you must tighten the noose around the Americans and increase your attacks against them. You must conduct jihad by all means possible, financial and otherwise," the voice said. **UN rapped*** The recording rapped the United Nations for being led by the "unjust" United States, in an obvious reference to the latest US push for a UN resolution that would pave the way for troop reinforcements in Iraq with participation from other countries. "Know that Iraq and its leaders will refuse any solution that is made while the country is under the shadow of occupation. We will consider it to be a ruse," the message said. The message ended by giving the date of the recording as September. **US Renews Syria "Terrorism" Claims*** The US is turning up the heat on Syria with new claims that the country is being used as a base by militants mounting attacks on American soldiers in Iraq. John Bolton, a Bush administration official, told a congressional committee Damascus still supports terrorist groups: "There's no graver threat to our country today than the states that both sponsor terrorism and possess, or aspire to possess, weapons of mass destruction. Syria - which offers physical and political sanctuary to groups such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and whose terrorist operations have killed hundreds of innocent people, including Americans - falls into this category of states of potential dual threat," he said. The allegations were repeated at the White House by a presidential spokesman: "Their behaviour is unacceptable, and states that harbour terror - as the president has made clear - will be held accountable," he said. Syria has rejected the claims and says it is willing to meet what it calls "reasonable" US demands for cooperation within international law. **PHOTO CAPTION*** Arabic television channel Al-Arabiya aired September 17, 2003 an audio tape it said was from ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein (Photo by Reuters Tv/Reuters)