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Coalition Forces Move to Within 50 Miles of Baghdad

Despite pockets of intense resistance and a blinding sandstorm, elements of the U.S. Third Infantry Division have driven to within 50 miles of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, American military officials said Monday.

Iraq Broadcasts Images of Allegedly Captured Pilots

Iraqi television on Monday broadcast images of two men Iraq claims are the U.S. pilots of an Apache helicopter they shot down amid heavy fighting in central Iraq Sunday night.

Battle Rages At Nasiriya River Crossings

U.S. Marines continued to fight a pitched battle at several bridges over the Euphrates River at the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriya, a region central to opening a route north to Baghdad.

ITN Correspondent, Terry Lloyd, Killed in Iraq

Terry Lloyd of Independent Television News (ITN) was killed Saturday in a gunfire incident while driving to the southern Iraqi city of Basra.

Syria Says Bus Carrying Civilians Bombed by Coalition Plane

Syria on Monday condemned what it said was a coalition bombing of a bus carrying Syrian civilians that killed five and injured ten of the 37 workers on the bus who were returning from Iraq.

The Iraq War: Military Moves

Gwen Ifill gets perspective on the day's military developments from retired colonels John Warden, W. Patrick Lang, and Samuel Gardiner. Aziz Al-Taee, chairman of the Iraqi-American Council, joins their discussion.

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The Iraq War: The Homefront Turns to Prayer

Lee Hochberg reports from Sacramento, California, where citizens turned to prayer yesterday to express their feelings about war and peace.

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Battlefield Report: Dexter Filkins on the Iraq War

The New York Times' Dexter Filkins reports from the front lines on day five of the Iraq war, where he is embedded with coalition troops.

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Tommy Franks: Battlefield Report

Tom Bearden reports from U.S. Central Command in Doha, Qatar, where U.S. commander General Tommy Franks gave a press briefing on Monday.

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British Fighter Downed by American Patriot Missile

A U.S. Patriot missile battery accidentally shot down a British warplane as it attempted to return to its base in Kuwait Sunday, coalition officials said.