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Two Reporters Killed in Missile Strike Near Baghdad

Two journalists from Spanish and German media outlets were killed after an Iraqi rocket struck a U.S. army field headquarters in southern Baghdad Monday.

Rocket Attack Hits Assault HQ, At Least Four Killed

A rocket attack on a brigade communications headquarters orchestrating Monday's assault on central Baghdad killed two American soldiers and two journalists, according to witnesses.

"Chemical Ali" Likely Dead, Coalition Officials Say

British Defense Secretary Geoffrey Hoon said on Monday there were strong indications that Ali Hassan al-Majid, a top Iraqi general known as "Chemical Ali," was killed by an air raid on his home in Basra.

Inside Baghdad: Jon Lee Anderson

Gwen Ifill discusses the situation inside Baghdad with Jon Lee Anderson of The New Yorker magazine.

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British Forces Take Parts of Basra

Coalition forces mounted a multiple-pronged thrust into Basra Sunday, an operation British officials say allowed their troops to secure large portions of Iraq's second-largest city.

U.S. Officials Weigh Post-War Iraq Leadership, Planning

Amid some Arab and Iraqi skepticism, U.S. officials and international leaders continue to plan for a post-Saddam Hussein interim government and reconstruction process.

"Friendly Fire" Hits U.S.-Kurdish Forces, Several Casualities

A U.S. warplane bombed a convoy of American special forces and Kurdish fighters Northern Iraq in a "friendly fire" incident on Sunday that killed several soldiers.

U.S. Surrounds and Attacks Baghdad, Iraqi Casualties in the Thousands

U.S. troops completely surrounded Baghdad and continued to make forays into the city center Sunday as artillery batteries and coalition bombers pounded Iraqi forces.

NBC Reporter David Bloom Dies in Iraq

NBC reporter David Bloom, who provided around-the-clock reports for the broadcast network and its sister cable station MSNBC while embedded with the Army's 3rd Infantry Division in Iraq, died Sunday of an apparent pulmonary embolism.

Russian Diplomatic Convoy Attacked in Iraq

A convoy of vehicles carrying the Russian ambassador to Iraq and several other diplomats came under fire Sunday as the envoys evacuated Baghdad. Coalition forces said the strike occurred in Iraqi-controlled territory.