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Training Soldiers for Urban Warfare

Betty Ann Bowser reports on how the U.S. Army is preparing its soldiers to fight inside cities.

Game Plan in Iraq

Jim Lehrer discusses the Iraqi resistance and rumors of a U.S.-ordered lull in the advance toward Baghdad with retired Colonel W. Patrick Lang and retired Colonel John Warden.

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Combat Medicine

Susan Dentzer explores new techniques being used to train front-line medics and others assigned to care for wounded soldiers.

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Iraqi Resistance

Coalition troops have met fierce resistance from Iraqi military and paramilitary forces as they push north toward Baghdad. Gwen Ifill discusses the roots of that resistance with profesors Ahmed Al-Rahim and Rashid Khalidi.

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Explosion Shakes Kuwait City Mall, Officials Suspect Missile

An explosion shook the seafront Souq Sharq mall in Kuwait City early Saturday, causing damage but no serious injuries, according to Kuwaiti officials.

Military Assesses Unexpected Resistance, Length of War

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. William S. Wallace, the officer charged with running the ground war in Iraq, told the Washington Post that the tactics and intensity of Iraqi opposition had increased the likelihood that the war would last longer.

Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Warns Syria, Iran

"These deliveries pose a direct threat to the lives of coalition forces. We consider such trafficking as hostile acts, and will hold the Syrian government accountable for such shipments," Rumsfeld said.

Clashes Reported Near Central Iraqi City of Najaf

Coalition troops advancing toward Baghdad battled against Iraqi forces early Friday local time near the central town of Najaf, some 100 miles south of the Iraqi capital.

Kurds Seize Iraqi Positions in the North

Hundreds of Kurdish fighters on Friday seized Iraqi military positions on the northern border apparently abandoned by Iraqi government forces.

Baghdad Hammered by Massive Explosions

Smoke continued to billow out of Baghdad Friday after U.S.-led forces unleashed the heaviest bombardment of the Iraqi capital in days, using B-52 bombers to drop two 4,700-pound, satellite-guided "bunker-busting" bombs on Iraqi targets.