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U.S. Troops Stage Major Raid on Baghdad Villa

NPR

By Eric Westervelt,

Jacki Lyden

Published July 27, 2003 at 12:00 AM EDT

American military forces stage a major raid on a downtown Baghdad villa, killing several Iraqis. U.S. officials make no immediate comment on the target of the raid, but neighbors suspect the troops were looking for Saddam Hussein. The raid caps the deadliest weekend yet for U.S. troops since major hostilities ended. NPR's Eric Westervelt talks to NPR's Jacki Lyden.

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