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Air Assault Unleashed on Baghdad

By Ivan Watson,

Neal Conan

Published March 21, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

Explosions rock Baghdad as a U.S. and British aerial attack gets under way with a heavy barrage. B-52 bombers leave their bases in Britain on their way to join the air assault on Iraq. Hear NPR's Neal Conan and NPR's Ivan Watson.

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