When 7,000 US marines were sent to the southern city of Nasiriyah in the early stages of the American invasion of Iraq, they weren't expecting serious opposition. But the marines ended up in one of the bloodiest battles of the war. Why did the Iraqis make a stand here? And forthe residents who endured the bombing, what is life like now? Presented by Andrew North , who was an "embedded" correspondent with the marine unit during the fighting and has since been back to Nasiriyah. Producer Ed Buscall Revised repeat