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Iraq Update: Patrolling the Streets of Najaf

NPR | By Alex Chadwick

Published June 7, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Alex Chadwick speaks with reporter Charles Duhigg of The Los Angeles Times, who has been joining patrols by American troops in Najaf and other cities that have been centers of conflict between U.S.-led forces and fighters loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.

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Alex Chadwick

For more than 30 years, Alex Chadwick has been bringing the world to NPR listeners as an NPR News producer, program host and currently senior correspondent. He's reported from every continent except Antarctica.

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