Apr 11 U.S. Forces to Keep Order in Baghdad U.S. forces will remain in Iraq until a permanent government is in place, U.S. commander Gen. Tommy Franks said in a statement read to troops Friday. Continue reading
Apr 11 On Edge After Suicide Bombings, Marines Open Fire on Car Carrying Civilians Following a suicide bombing Thursday in which five servicemen were wounded, two civilians were killed and nine were wounded when Marines opened fire on a car that failed to stop at a checkpoint Friday. Continue reading
Apr 11 Mosul Falls Amid Mass Iraqi Surrender The northern city of Mosul fell to coalition and Kurdish forces apparently without a fight early Friday following the surrender of an entire corps of the Iraqi military. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch Iraq: Days of Disorder As looting and unrest continue throughout Iraq, Margaret Warner and military experts discuss the steps needed to restore order to the region. Continue watching
Apr 10 U.S., Kurdish Forces Move Into Mosul, Surrenders Widespread With signs of large-scale Iraqi surrenders in the region, U.S. special forces troops and Kurdish soldiers entered Iraq's third largest city Thursday, according to American Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Continue reading
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