Mar 26 Coalition Forces Bomb Saddam-Controlled Areas in Northern Iraq Warplanes pounded Iraqi positions in the north of the country on Wednesday as U.S. efforts to open a second, limited front against President Saddam Hussein's forces gained momentum. Continue reading
Mar 26 British Officials Report Signs of Uprising in Basra British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday he believed there had been a limited uprising in Basra, backing up claims made by his country's military officers on the outskirts of the southern Iraqi city. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch Iraq War Plans: Report from Kuwait Margaret Warner follows up with Michael Gordon, chief military correspondent for The New York Times. Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch Iraq War Plans: Report from Qatar The U.S. Central Command said today that the Iraq war is still on schedule. Tom Bearden reports from CENTCOM headquarters in Doha, Qatar. Continue watching
Mar 25 Coalition Forces Secure Umm Qasr British and U.S. commanders said on Tuesday they had crushed resistance by Iraqi fighters in the key southern port town of Umm Qasr, opening it up to receive the humanitarian aid that the coalition is under international pressure to provide. Continue reading
Mar 25 Heavy Iraqi Casualties in Battle Near Najaf In what may be the largest clash yet in the Iraq war, a ground battle between Iraqi forces and the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment east of the city of Najaf left up to 300 Iraqi combatants dead, according to defense… Continue reading
Mar 25 President Bush Asks for $75 Billion to Fund War President Bush said Tuesday the "need is urgent" for Congress to quickly pass his request for $74.7 billion in emergency spending to fund the war in Iraq. Continue reading
Mar 25 Air Strikes Pound Baghdad, Coalition Continues Advance Waves of heavy air strikes hammered areas around Baghdad Tuesday, while coalition ground forces fought a blinding sandstorm as they advanced to within 50 miles of the Iraqi capital. Continue reading
Mar 25 British Troops to Fight Iraqi Militia in Basra British forces have decided they will move against Iraqi tanks and fighters that have prevented them from entering the southern Iraqi city of Basra. Continue reading
Mar 25 U.S. Marines Push Though Nasiriya, Cross Euphrates River U.S. Marines forced their way across the Euphrates River on Tuesday after a fierce street battle in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriya that opened up a new line of advance northward toward Baghdad, according to reports from Reuters and… Continue reading