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Violence Flares in Baghdad, Fallujah

NPR | By Emily Harris

Published June 19, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Two U.S. soldiers are dead after attacks in Baghdad and Baquba, north of the capital. And details are still coming in about a U.S. missile attack in a residential area of Fallujah. About 20 people were killed in that incident. U.S. authorities say they were targeting a terrorism hideout. Hear NPR's Emily Harris.

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International Correspondent Emily Harris is based in Jerusalem as part of NPR's Mideast team. Her post covers news related to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip. She began this role in March of 2013.

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