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Scenes of joy, scenes of terror as
Saddam's regime is toppled
10/04/03: By nightfall, President Saddam Hussein's regime was as smashed as the black statue of the fallen dictator in Ferdoos Square, symbolically wrenched off its plinth by a US armoured personnel carrier and hundreds of Baghdadis. Lara Marlowe, in Baghdad, reports
People power overwhelmed regime as the final drama unfolded
10/04/03: On the last day of Saddam Hussein's misrule, rivers of blood ran through the hospitals and newspapers urged Iraqis to make even greater sacrafices for him. Lara Marlowe reports from Baghdad
Surreal scenes as Marines have their big day
10/04/03: Jubilation and fear alternated as Baghdadis celebrated and looted yesterday. Lara Marlowe witnessed an extraordinary day
Regime change with potentially enormous consequences
10/04/03: David Hirst asks what other Arabs must feel at seeing Iraqis welcoming US soldiers in Baghdad
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Blair resists all temptations to triumphalism
10/04/03: Tony Blair marked Baghdad's fall with caution writes Frank Millar London Editor
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Kurdish areas are overcome by joy and relief
08/04/03: Jubilation in the Kurdish areas of the north matched Baghdad, writes Lynne O'Donnell in Irbil
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Whereabouts of Saddam remains a mystery
10/04/03: British and US special forces were combing Baghdad for members of Saddam Hussein's inner circle yesterday with signs that crucial informants were surfacing, according to those familiar with the operation. Oliver Burkeman, in Washington and Richard Norton-Taylor, in London report
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Blair shares in Iraqis' sense of 'liberation'
10/04/03: Despite his caution over continuing warfare Mr Tony Blair last night allowed himself to share in the joy of Iraqi citizens celebrating their promised "liberation" on the streets of Baghdad. Frank Millar, London Editor reports
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