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U.S. Marines will begin enforcing a dusk-to-dawn curfew in eastern Baghdad starting Friday. It's an attempt to control widespread looting in a city lacking all signs of Saddam Hussein's authoritarian regime. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels.

The bodies of two American military guards who were missing since Wednesday are found 25 miles northwest of Baghdad. Another U.S. soldier died in a grenade attack on a military convoy Friday night. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Kate Seelye.

Judicial authorities in the Iraqi town of Hilla launch the first formal investigations into the crimes of Saddam Hussein's ousted regime. After an unsuccessful 1991 revolt, Iraqi security forces slaughtered thousands of people in the region. U.S. troops work with local officials to arrest suspects in the killings. NPR's Deborah Amos reports.

A crowd of Iraqis is killed in an explosion at a mosque in Fallujah. Iraqi civilians say the blast was caused by a U.S. bomb or missile, but American military officials deny involvement and say it was likely caused when explosives stored near the mosque went off. In Baghdad, at least four U.S. troops are wounded when their vehicles explode. Hear NPR's Deborah Amos.

British commanders in southern Iraq give local Iraqi leaders 48 hours to hand over the gunmen responsible for two incidents Tuesday that left six British soldiers dead and eight others wounded. Local Iraqis say the attacks came in response to heavy-handed British rule. NPR's Deborah Amos reports.

Appearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, President Bush's nominee to replace Gen. Tommy Franks as head of the U.S. Central Command defends the pre-war intelligence the administration presented on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. Lt. Gen. John Abizaid says he expects U.S. forces to remain in Iraq "a long time" but declines to offer specifics. NPR's David Welna reports.

U.S. troops capture nearly three dozen suspected fighters in the second day of raids on homes and building in central Iraq. Operation Sidewinder is aimed at finding those behind the recent surge in attacks against U.S. military personnel. NPR's Guy Raz reports.

In a joint press conference with President Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he "stands by" intelligence on Iraq's weapons programs. Previously, Blair told a joint meeting of Congress that history would forgive the U.S.-led war in Iraq even if weapons of mass destruction are not found. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea and political commentators E.J. Dionne and David Brooks.

The Bush administration has asked dozens of countries to contribute troops to help stabilize Iraq. Some countries, such as France and India, say they will not send troops without a clearer U.N. mandate. The administration has run into similar problems asking wealthy European nations to contribute money to rebuild Iraq. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

A group of Iraqis fires rocket-propelled grenades at a U.S. military convoy in Baghdad, killing one U.S. soldier and wounding six others. The attack comes a day after Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warned that the United States might need to deploy more troops to Iraq to counter a growing resistance movement. Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten.