BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- In a symbolic strike against Saddam Hussein's crumbling regime, Iraqis and U.S. Marines on Wednesday pulled down a towering statue of the Iraqi leader at Baghdad's center. Marines watched as dozens of Iraqis tied a rope around the statue in Firdos Square and then took turns pounding at the base of the monument with a ...

(CNN) -- American tanks and armored vehicles rumbled into Baghdad Monday, storming one of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's main presidential palaces and destroying symbols of his regime. South of the Iraqi capital, U.S. troops found drums of what may be chemical weapons materials at an agricultural complex near Karbala, military officials said ...

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NEAR BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The first U.S. military planes landed at Baghdad's international airport Sunday night as U.S. forces tightened their control over the Iraqi capital, U.S. military officials said. Army officials told CNN's Walter Rodgers that two C-130s and a C-17 cargo plane were flying into the city under the cover of darkness, two ...

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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- U.S. forces moved by daylight into the heart of Baghdad on Saturday, demonstrating coalition troops' ability to strike the Iraqi capital ''at the time and place of their choosing,'' according to the U.S. Central Command. In a briefing at Central Command headquarters in Qatar, Air Force Maj. Gen. Vincent Renuart said two ...

(CNN) -- A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter was shot down by small arms fire Wednesday night in south-central Iraq, military officials said, but there were conflicting reports on casualties. The Pentagon said seven soldiers were killed and four others wounded and rescued. But a statement from U.S. Central Command headquarters in Qatar said only ...

The new offensive targeted against at least two Republican Guard divisions -- the Medina and Baghdad -- south of the Iraqi capital, in what could be the beginning of the battle for Baghdad. One Pentagon official said U.S. forces are engaging Iraqi Republican Guard troops in a major fight in Karbala. The new offensive came after U.S.-led ...

The crew of two aboard the S-3B Viking aircraft ejected from the tanker plane after it swerved off the deck of theUSS Constellation and before it hit the water. Both were rescued by swimmers dropped from a helicopter. Early indications are that the airplane's brakes or some other mechanics malfunctioned, according to Navy spokesmen. The ...

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