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U.S. Forces Bid to Establish Order in Iraq

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By Melissa Block,

Scott Horsley

Published April 16, 2003 at 12:00 AM EDT

Gen. Tommy Franks visits Baghdad for the first time, as the U.S. military's focus turns to restoring order in postwar Iraq. But anti-American protests erupt in Mosul, and Kurds in northern Iraq have their own agenda for change. Hear NPR's Scott Horsley, NPR's Melissa Block, and Barham Salih, prime minister of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.

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