The War as It HappenedThis report has been archived and is no longer being updated. For current news, bookmark washingtonpost.com's current Iraq index. 
| IN BAGHDAD In the Capital From the first day of the war to the fall of Baghdad, the Post's Anthony Shadid reported on the life in the Iraqi capital amid carnage and chaos. • In a Moment, Lives Get Blown Apart • Hussein's Baghdad Falls • Collection: Shadid's War Stories IN THE FIELD With the Troops Eight Post reporters accompanied U.S. military units into Iraq. • Rick Atkinson: 101st Airborne; • Peter Baker: 1st Marine Expeditionary Force • William Branigin: Army 3rd Infantry Division • Jonathan Finer: 1st Marine Expeditionary • Lyndsey Layton: Naval forces, Persian Gulf • Monte Reel: 82nd Airborne • Mary Beth Sheridan: V Corps • Steve Vogel: 173rd Airborne. AT LARGE Around the War Theater Eight Post reporters covered other aspects of the war. • Rajiv Chandrasekaran in Baghdad • David Finkel on humanitarian efforts • Peter Finn on Army Special Operations • Susan Glasser in Basra • Rich Leiby in Kuwait City • Keith Richburg in southern Iraq • Karl Vick in northern Iraq • Daniel Williams in northern Iraq. FROM THE HEART Final Words Wartime deaths give meaning to each syllable in what became last letters home. – By Laura Blumenfeld and Julie Tate | |||||||||
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Highlights of the debate in the Post over war in Iraq: Former President Jimmy Carter opposing the war; Michael Kelly, the late Post columnist, predicting U.S. victory; Jessica Mathews on alternatives to war; George Will denouncing the U.N.; Michael Kinsley on the oil factor; Novelist Salman Rushdie making the liberal case for regime change; Professor Shafeeq Ghabra on the Arab world; Reporter David Broder on the war's hidden costs; And former Sen. Gary Hart on the war on terrorism. Complete Collection: Post Commentary on Iraq | ||||
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Highlights of online reader discussions about the Iraq war: Post correspondents Vernon Loeb and Dana Priest discussed the U.S. military forces; actress Susan Sarandon talked about the antiwar movement; Post executive editor Leonard Downie answered questions about Post coverage. Complete Collection: Live Online Discussions about the war in Iraq | ||||
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 The Post's Peter Baker broke the story of how U.S. forces rescued U.S. Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch. • Iraqi Man Risked All to Help Free American Soldier (April 4, 2003) • Audio: Peter Baker on the Rescue of Private Lynch | ||||
