Apr 10 U.S. Marines Battle Iraqi Holdouts in Baghdad U.S. troops battled pro-Saddam forces holding out at a palace and mosque in Baghdad Thursday morning local time, resulting in the deaths of at least one U.S. Marine and an unknown number of anti-coalition combatants. Continue reading
Apr 10 Northern Oil City Kirkuk Now in Kurdish and U.S. Hands After Kurdish soldiers and American forces poured into Iraq's northern oil city Kirkuk Thursday, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said that his country would be sending in military observers to ensure Kurds do not retain control of the area. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch Who Runs Iraq? As U.S. President George W. Bush and U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair issue messages on Iraqi television announcing an end to the rule of Saddam Hussein, the U.S. continues to put together an interim authority to rule the country. Margaret… Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch The Iraq War’s Progress Ray Suarez gets some perspective on the military situation from retired Colonel W. Patrick Lang, who was a Middle East analyst for the Defense Intelligence Agency during the Gulf War; retired Air Force Colonel Samuel Gardiner, and retired Marine Lieutenant… Continue watching
Apr 09 Coalition Says Iraqi Regime Has Lost Control of Baghdad Saddam Hussein's government appeared to have lost control of Baghdad on Wednesday, as celebrations and looting of government facilities spread across parts of the city with no apparent sign of regime officials. Continue reading
Apr 09 Errant U.S. Bomb Kills 11 Afghan Civilians An American warplane Wednesday mistakenly bombed a house near Afghanistan's eastern border with Pakistan, killing 11 civilians, the U.S. military said. Continue reading
Apr 09 U.S. Focuses on Iraqi Targets in the North As coalition troops tighten their control over Baghdad, U.S. forces on Wednesday focused their attention on key targets in northern Iraq, including Tikrit, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's hometown, and the northern city of Mosul. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch Winning the Peace in Iraq As Iraqis hail the fall of Saddam's Baghdad, experts look ahead to the Bush administration's plans for a postwar Iraq, the feat of internationalizing the country's transition, and the difficulty of creating a democracy in an undemocratic region. Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch The Briefing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Richard Myers praised the fall of Baghdad, but said danger in Iraq remains. They detailed the military's goals and spoke about Iraq's humanitarian situation at the Pentagon. Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch Humanitarian Aid in Iraq As military efforts in Baghdad continue, conditions are worsening for aid agencies such as the International Committee of the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders, both of whom suspended operations in Baghdad following the death of a Red Cross employee. Continue watching