A collection of on-the-ground reports from Basra, Baghdad and the terrifying road between
Trapped in Southern Iraq
On a day that saw at least 20 American soldiers missing or killed, NEWSWEEK’s Rod Nordland found hostile Iraqis and a vulnerable supply line as he tried to follow the U.S.-led advance to Baghdad
http://www.msnbc.com/news/890095.asp
The Limits of Journalism
Yesterday, our correspondent filed a report about the danger of Iraqi ambushes on the roads around Basra. Things only got worse from there. An update
http://www.msnbc.com/news/890712.asp
Analysis: Not What America Expected
The first week of war has challenged U.S. military assumptions about the Iraqis. In spite of an impressive advance, much could still go wrong
http://www.msnbc.com/news/891850.asp
‘We’re Fighting Two Wars Here’
The fearsome Fedayeen have many U.S. and British troops looking over their shoulders as they advance toward Baghdad
http://www.msnbc.com/news/892635.asp
The Long Reach of Saddam
Even in Umm Qasr, now firmly under British and American control, terror is still the order of the day
http://www.msnbc.com/news/894974.asp
The Lessons of Basra
British and American forces have had a taste of urban warfare in Iraq’s second city
http://www.msnbc.com/news/896064.asp
The ‘Abu Earless’ Brigade
Saddam Hussein’s ear-amputation campaign went on for three days, May 17-19, 1994, in every city in Iraq. Some of the estimated 3,500 men who lost their ears are now telling their stories. The first in a new series, Saddam’s Victims
http://www.msnbc.com/news/904230.asp
Saddam’s Victims: A Child Waits to Die
In any other country, this 13-year-old’s leukemia could be treated
http://www.msnbc.com/news/905486.asp
The Last Epitaph
Yassim Mohammed Yassim may have been Saddam Hussein’s final victim. His family dug up a trash pit in a grisly search for closure
http://www.msnbc.com/news/907898.asp
War Without End
The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are far from over. But Bush clearly now wants to shift national attention to domestic issues
http://www.msnbc.com/news/908673.asp
‘Nothing Easy About This’
U.S. ground forces commander Lt. Gen David McKiernan discusses the military situation and the hunt for unconventional weapons in Iraq
http://www.msnbc.com/news/909586.asp
Committee of the Missing
One local institution in Baghdad is up and running, documenting thousands of dead, and giving some small comfort to the living. It’s serious work, by serious men
http://www.msnbc.com/news/910934.asp
Of Hotheads and Dead Horses
Keeping the peace in the scorching heat of Baghdad is a challenge—not so much of arms, but of patience
http://www.msnbc.com/news/911621.asp
1,001 Iraqi Jokes
Under Saddam Hussein’s rule, loose lips led to lost tongues. Now the Iraqis are having the last laugh
http://www.msnbc.com/news/912630.asp
Deadly Hot
Since American and British troops began rounding up Saddam loyalists mid-month, saboteurs and assassins have decimated Baghdad’s electrical supply. Soldiers, meanwhile, are dying at an alarming rate
http://www.msnbc.com/news/932280.asp