U.S. Targets 'Terrorist Training Camp' in Iraq
Published June 12, 2003 at 12:00 AM EDT
U.S. forces launch an air and ground attack on what military officials call a "terrorist training camp" about 100 miles from Baghdad. A U.S. Army helicopter is shot down over western Iraq. North of Baghdad, U.S. troops continue their search for Iraqis still loyal to Saddam Hussein. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.
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