~ The capital is turning out to be a "critical point" in the war. BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The Iraq war could be heading to its decisive moment: a battle for the capital of Baghdad that already has turned ...

BAGHDAD OUTSKIRTS, Iraq -- Gunfire erupts from a side street on the outskirts of Baghdad, sending Marines diving for cover. They crawl behind storefronts, scanning the area for their attackers.

Coalition forces have taken the Saddam International Airport, and Baghdad appears to be under attack, undergoing heavy bombing. Saddam's operatives are driving through the street with loudspeakers, ...

IN A FLURRY of recent articles speculating on the nature of a potential U.S. invasion of Iraq, reporters and commentators have raised a “nightmare” scenario: that a battle for Baghdad would turn into ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad residents are snapping up pistols and hunting rifles; trenches and sandbagged gun positions are multiplying. Militiamen loyal to Saddam Hussein say they're ready for a fight to ...

Associated Press Army forces launched a nighttime attack on Saddam International Airport just outside Baghdad on Thursday and fought running battles with Iraqis along the city?s southern fringes. ?A ...