Mourners shout during the funeral procession for Walid Saad, age 2, killed in an explosion in a crowded residential area of Baghdad. (AP)
Iraq Coalition Launches Insurgent Offensive Story aired: Wednesday, March 17, 2004
Coalition forces launched a new operation in Iraq today called "Iron Promise," an effort to weed out insurgents who are increasingly targeting civilians.
WBUR reporter Michael Goldfarb is in Irbil in Northern Iraq. Michael was in that city a year ago this week, just as the war in Iraq was underway.
