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Syria asserts its own right to self defense if Israel tries more airstrikes -- such as the Oct. 5 bombing raid on a base outside Damascus that Israel says was used to train Palestinians for terrorist attacks. Israel responds by saying states that harbor terrorists are legitimate targets. Hear NPR's Peter Kenyon.

A senior U.S. military official in northern Iraq says intelligence reports suggest that Saddam Hussein was in the area recently. Maj. Troy Smith says the ousted leader may be bankrolling and organizing guerilla attacks on U.S. forces in the Tikrit area. NPR's Guy Raz reports.

Two Democratic congressmen say that Halliburton is overcharging the United States for gasoline it imports into Iraq, citing lower gas prices elsewhere in the country. The company says its price reflects the cost of doing business in a hostile area. NPR's John Burnett reports.

A car bomb kills two American soldiers in the Iraqi city of Mosul, and an oil pipeline burns after an explosion near Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit. Paul Bremer, the American chief administrator for Iraq, says U.S. forces will speed training of Iraqi recruits to improve security amid increased attacks. Hear the NPR News report.

Addressing a joint meeting of Congress, British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he believes history will forgive the U.S.-led war in Iraq, even if it turns out that Saddam Hussein's ousted regime did not have any weapons of mass destruction. Hear NPR News.

President Bush defends the quality of intelligence he received on Iraq's banned weapons programs, calling it "darn good." Bush's comments follow renewed criticism of an incorrect claim he made in his January State of the Union speech that Iraq had tried to purchase uranium for nuclear weapons. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea.

Seven American prisoners of war are rescued by U.S. Marines heading north from Baghdad to Tikrit. Gen. Tommy Franks says the five Army soldiers and two pilots, missing for more than three weeks, are in good shape. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep.

One Marine dies and 20 more are wounded in battles on the streets of Baghdad. And more Marines are injured in a suicide bombing. Meanwhile, crowds roam the streets, some looting government offices, others cheering on U.S. troops. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.

Sporadic battles continue in northern Iraq. In the Kurdish-controlled town of Sulamaniyah, many fighters loyal to Saddam Hussein move though the area disguised as civilians. NPR's Juan Williams talks to Michael Ware of Time magazine.

Thousands of Shia Muslims throng the streets of Basra to welcome back their exiled leader. Ayatollah Mohammad baqir Hakim had spent the last 23 years in Iran. U.S. officials, intent on a secular government for Iraq, are wary of Baqir's influence. NPR's Guy Raz reports.