Clashes Continue in Several Iraqi Cities

By Philip Reeves

Published November 15, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST

As U.S. forces seek out the last remaining pockets of resistance in Fallujah, insurgents in Mosul, Baqouba and other Sunni Muslim towns and cities are back on the offensive. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.

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