Ground War Under Way in Iraq

NPR | By Jennifer Ludden

Published March 20, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

U.S. expedition forces sweep across Kuwait's border into southern Iraq, preparing the battlefield for larger assaults. Airstrikes continue in Baghdad as the U.S. military tries to take out key Iraqi defenses there. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports.

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