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U.S. Marines Enter Liberia, Taylor Pledges to Leave Thursday

As the first small contingent of U.S. Marines arrived in Liberia Wednesday to aid West African peacekeepers, embattled President Charles Taylor announced he would resign his post and leave the country Thursday.

U.S. Marines Enter Tikrit, Meet Scattered Resistance

U.S. forces have met some resistance from Iraqi fighters as they push into Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, the last major city not yet controlled by the coalition.

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.

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.

Two Marines Killed in Central Iraq Helicopter Crash

As fighting continued throughout central Iraq, two U.S. Marines were killed in a helicopter gunship crash Saturday, U.S. Central Command reported.