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Three U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq Ambush

NPR | By Emily Harris

Published September 17, 2003 at 11:00 PM CDT

Three American soldiers die and two others are wounded in an ambush near Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit. Meanwhile, U.S. officials appear on Iraqi television asking Saddam's former defense minister, Sultan Hashim Ahmed, to surrender. Hear NPR's Emily Harris.

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International Correspondent Emily Harris is based in Jerusalem as part of NPR's Mideast team. Her post covers news related to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip. She began this role in March of 2013.

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