U.S. troops look to undefeated foe in Tikrit
With Iraqi resistance crumbling in Baghdad, the U.S. invasion force in Iraq is shifting its sights and firepower to the north central city of Tikrit, the hometown and political power...
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U.S. forces divide and conquer
U.S. forces in Baghdad have settled on a strategy of dividing the city sector by sector and trying to take the most vulnerable areas first, in an attempt to isolate...
Hussein cronies targeted
Initial forays by U.S. forces into central Baghdad are expected to deploy Special Forces and intelligence units to search for Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, his sons and a small clutch...
Pentagon fears some Guard units slipped away
Despite the pounding inflicted on Iraq's Republican Guard divisions, U.S. military commanders warned Wednesday that small groups of Guard troops may have escaped U.S. assaults and slipped away--and that those...
U.S. plans quick knockout
U.S. military leaders are fine-tuning a plan for a sweeping assault against Iraq likely to be executed in three phases. A massive air campaign would begin the war, followed by...
U.S. woos war allies with cash, weapons
When U.S. and Turkish officials meet this week to discuss Turkey's potential role in any war with Iraq, they will also review an offer of U.S. aid. The multibillion dollar...
U.S. gets copy of Iraqi arms disclosure
American intelligence experts took possession of Iraq's 11,800-page weapons disclosure Monday, seeking evidence to show the world that Saddam Hussein is lying when he says he possesses no weapons of...
Bush aides at last find unity on Iraq plan
With President Bush already dismissing the likelihood that Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein will comply with a new demand to allow weapons inspections inside Iraq, the administration will move aggressively in...
Search of cargo ship, airline incidents underscore unease
A nervous nation raised its defenses and betrayed its anxiety Wednesday, as authorities meticulously searched a suspicious cargo ship off the coast of New York and an airliner was forced...
Search of cargo ship, airline incidents underscore unease
A nervous nation raised its defenses and betrayed its anxiety Wednesday, as authorities meticulously searched a suspicious cargo ship off the coast of New York and an airliner was forced...