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U.S.-Led Airwar Intensifies in Northern Iraq

NPR | By Ivan Watson
Published March 30, 2003 at 10:00 PM MST

The United States steps up airstrikes against Iraqi targets north of Baghdad. Kurdish forces in northern Iraq welcome the support, and officials there report an increase in surrenders by Iraqi troops. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.

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Ivan Watson is currently based in Istanbul, Turkey. Following the 9-11 terrorist attacks, he has served as one of NPR's foreign "firemen," shuttling to and from hotspots around the Middle East and Central Asia.