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Iraq Plans Intense Defense of Baghdad

With bombs falling on the southern outskirts of Baghdad, the Iraqi minister of defense said Thursday he expects U.S. forces to encircle the capital in as soon as five days.

British Attack Column of Iraqi Tanks Near Basra

British forces on Thursday destroyed a column of Iraqi tanks trying to break out of the besieged southern city of Basra, coalition officials said.

Northern Front Opens With Paratroop Drop, New Bombings

With American forces successfully in control of an airfield in northern Iraq and aircraft continuing to pound Iraqi positions, coalition forces have opened more of a northern front in the ongoing war with Iraq.

Iraq: Military Moves

As Iraq's defense minister warns that Iraqi forces are preparing to defend Baghdad from the U.S. and British advance with fierce street battles, three military experts assess how coalition troops are progressing and what they may face in the days…

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Coping with the Iraq War on the Homefront

Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Television reports on how the schools in Sacramento, California, are coping with lessons about the Iraq war.

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U.S. General Accuses Iraqis of Executing Prisoners of War

One of the U.S. military's top generals accused Iraqi forces of a series of violations of the rules of war, including the execution of prisoners of war, the use of civilian "human shields", and the falsifying of surrenders to ambush…

U.S. Paratroopers Aid in Effort to Establish Northern Front

An estimated 1,000 U.S. Army paratroopers landed in Kurdish controlled northern Iraq Wednesday as U.S. efforts continued to open a second, limited northern front against President Saddam Hussein's forces.

Former Senator Moynihan Dies At Age 76

Daniel Patrick Moynihan -- former U.S. Senator, U.N. ambassador and scholar -- died Wednesday at 76.

U.S. Denies Role in Baghdad Market Bombing, Civilian Deaths

U.S. Defense Department officials on Wednesday said coalition forces did not target a Baghdad neighborhood where explosions reportedly killed at least 14 people and wounded some 30 others.

Second U.S. Soldier Dies From Camp Grenade Attack

A second U.S. serviceman died of wounds from a grenade attack believed to have been carried out by a disgruntled Army sergeant.