Mar 22 Air Strikes Continue on Baghdad Several explosions were heard in Baghdad as night fell on Iraq's capital city Saturday after a series of U.S.-led air raids pounded the outskirts of the city throughout the day. Continue reading
Mar 22 Missiles Reportedly Strike Iran Iran accused coalition forces Saturday of firing three missiles that landed inside its territory, an event that could have serious implications as U.S. forces continue to attack Saddam Hussein's regime in neighboring Iraq. Continue reading
Mar 22 Second Helicopter Accident Kills Seven Coalition Soldiers Two British helicopters collided and crashed over the Persian Gulf on Friday, killing seven crewmembers, including a U.S. Navy officer. Continue reading
Mar 22 Sweeping Advances Leave Sporadic Iraqi Resistance in Wake Coalition forces in Iraq continue to face sporadic resistance from Iraqi troops and security forces as they race toward major objectives, sometimes leaving pockets of enemy soldiers intact. Continue reading
Mar 22 U.S. Military Captures Southern Town of Nasiriya As the ground invasion of Iraq continues, the U.S. said Saturday that coalition forces had captured the town of Nasiriya and a critical bridge over the Euphrates River after their initial advance was apparently stopped by a pocket of resistance. Continue reading
Mar 22 Coalition Forces Advance on Basra, Fight "Major" Tank Battle Even as U.S. and British forces continued to pound Iraqi positions along key bridges and defensive sites, reports emerged that coalition forces had seized the second largest Iraqi city Basra. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch Progress Report on Iraq General Tommy Franks, the commander of the U.S.-led Iraq war, held the first official military briefing from the region. Tom Bearden reports from Central Command headquarters in Qatar. Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch Perspectives on the Iraq War Jim Lehrer holds a discussion with historians, who provide perspective on the Iraq war. The panel includes presidential historian Michael Beschloss; journalist and author Haynes Johnson; Richard Norton Smith, director of the Dole Institute; Roger Wilkins, a professor of history… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch Marching Forward Towards Baghdad U.S. and British forces pressed on towards Baghdad, as other coalition troops advanced in a battle over the second largest Iraqi city of Basra. Three retired military officials provide analysis of the progress of the U.S.-led mission in Iraq. Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch War, Live Terence Smith explores how the high-tech media equipment and the "embedding" of some 500 journalists with U.S. military units in Iraq has changed the way wars are covered. Continue watching