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Embedded with U.S. Marines Outside Fallujah, Iraq

By Eric Niiler,

Michele Norris

Published April 1, 2004 at 9:00 PM PST

NPR's Michele Norris talks with KPBS reporter Eric Niiler who is embedded with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force outside the Iraqi city of Fallujah where four civilian security contractors and five soldiers were killed in separate attacks earlier this week. The city is a flashpoint of anti-American violence.

Eric Niiler

Eric Niiler reports for NPR's national desk. His work can be heard on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and other NPR newsmagazines. Before moving to his current post, Niiler was a reporter for NPR's Day to Day program, and also filed pieces for NPR's national and science desks.

Michele Norris