A sandstorm seems likely to delay the start of the battle of Baghdad, but it isn't stopping weapons that don't rely on sight for targeting. Dozens of Tomahawk missiles were launched from the Red ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq – The Iraq war could be heading to its decisive moment: a battle for the capital of Baghdad that already has turned dramatically bloodier for American soldiers and carries enormous ...

Key Battle Begins Near Baghdad By Geoffrey Mohan and Tracy Wilkinson March 25, 2003 12 AM PT Times Staff Writers ...

OUTSKIRTS OF BAGHDAD, April 8 -- Marines picked their way toward central Baghdad today, rolling across a tributary of the Tigris River and taking control of an expansive industrial complex ...

The Next Battle For Baghdad By Rebecca Leung April 16, 2003 / 4:01 PM EDT / CBS American troops rolled into Iraq's capital city faster than expected.

In the battle for Baghdad, the 1st Marine Division overcame stiff resistance from Iraqi units in fighting at a bridge over the Diyala River.

WASHINGTON – The battle for Baghdad began in earnest last night as U.S. forces attacked Iraqi troops defending the sprawling international airport just outside the Iraqi capital. Elements of … ...

2003-04-04 04:00:00 PDT Washington -- The American assault on Baghdad may be aimed more at isolating Saddam Hussein's regime from the rest of the country than capturing the center of the capital ...

Hours later, a fierce gun battle erupted on a busy downtown Baghdad street after assailants attacked a U.S. Humvee on patrol, seriously wounding two U.S. soldiers.

Battle for Baghdad: fighting at airport, fleeing civilians As US troops move to cordon off the Iraqi capital, some Republican Guard forces retreat into the city.

Every war has its battles for the cities and in 2003 as US forces, aided predominantly by the United Kingdom, invaded Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, planners in Washington knew that at some point their ...