BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Images of jubilant Iraqis toppling a 40-foot statue of Saddam Hussein and pelting it with garbage and shoes in Firdos Square defined the moment Baghdad fell to U.S. troops two years ...

“”Now my son can have a chance in life,” said Bushra Abed, pointing to her 2-year-old son, Ibrahim, as they watched the statue come down in central Baghdad with the help of U.S. Marines – images that ...

BAGHDAD -- Tens of thousands of Shiites -- a sea of women in black abayas and men waving Iraqi flags -- rallied Monday to demand that U.S. forces leave their country. The protesters marched about ...

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Most Iraqis whom Anderson interviewed before the war -- whether inside Iraq or in exile in Jordan or Iran -- did not view the prospect of a U.S. occupation kindly. Many suspected that Washington's ...

To the editor: All Wednesday morning I watched the April snow filter through the blossoms of the redbud tree and watched the story of the fall of Baghdad. I have also been remembering a poem by ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Tens of thousands of supporters of an anti-American cleric burned an effigy of ex-President George W. Bush on Thursday and demanded that U.S. troops leave Iraq in a rally marking the ...

The fall of Baghdad provoked shock and disbelief among Arabs, who expressed hope that other oppressive regimes would crumble but also disappointment that Saddam Hussein did not put up a better fight ...

Three years ago Sunday, U.S. forces entered Baghdad, ending the rule of Saddam Hussein. The past week saw continued insurgent violence, with three particulary deadly bombings. From NPR News, this is ...

Tens of thousands of followers of anti-American Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr thronged Baghdad to mark the sixth anniversary of the city’s fall to US troops, and to demand they leave immediately.

Friday was a lovely day in Baghdad: blue skies, 75 degrees, light breeze. The streets were empty because it was the first day of the weekend here, when many Iraqis visit mosques to hear sermons. The ...

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of followers of anti-American Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr thronged Baghdad on Thursday to mark the sixth anniversary of the city's fall to U.S. troops, and to ...