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Tensions High Amid Fresh Iraq Violence

After several days of relative calm, violence erupts in Iraq. Two separate attacks leave three U.S. soldiers dead and at least two others wounded. In Baghdad, an Iraqi government building comes under attack. Elsewhere in the capital, hundreds of jobless demonstrators pelt American soldiers with rocks. Hear NPR's Deborah Amos.

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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.
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