Apr 10 Four Marines Wounded in Baghdad Suicide Attack A suicide bomber seriously wounded four U.S. Marines at a military checkpoint in central Baghdad on Thursday night, according to military officials and journalists in the Iraqi capital. Continue reading
Apr 10 Shiite Muslim Leader Assassinated in Najaf A prominent exiled Shiite Muslim leader who had just returned to Iraq was reportedly hacked to death by a mob while meeting Thursday with other clerics at a Najaf mosque. Continue reading
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