International

U.S. Forces Suffer More Losses in Iraq

By Deborah Amos, Scott Simon

Published June 27, 2003 at 9:00 PM PDT

An overnight attack on a U.S. convoy leaves another American soldier dead in Iraq, while a search for missing military guards ends with the discovery of two more bodies. Persistent Iraqi resistance is complicating efforts to restore order. Hear NPR's Scott Simon, NPR's Deborah Amos and State Department adviser Faisal Istrabadi.

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Deborah Amos

Deborah Amos covers the Middle East for NPR News. Her reports can be heard on NPR's award-winning Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition.

Scott Simon

Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.