International

U.S. Artillery Targets Iraqi Insurgents

By Julie McCarthy, Scott Simon

Published January 2, 2004 at 9:00 PM PST

This story was published more than 20 years ago.

U.S. forces respond to the downing of a U.S. helicopter near Fallujah with an artillery barrage aimed at Iraqi insurgents in southern Baghdad. A dozen U.S. troops have died in Iraq over the Christmas and New Year's holidays. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and NPR's Julie McCarthy.

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Julie McCarthy

Julie McCarthy has spent most of career traveling the world for NPR. She's covered wars, prime ministers, presidents and paupers. But her favorite stories "are about the common man or woman doing uncommon things," she says.

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.