In pictures: Target Baghdad

In pictures: Target Baghdad

1 of 7 Just hours before US troops entered Baghdad airport, Iraqi officials were telling foreign reporters it was still secure

2 of 7 As the airport came under heavy fire, Iraqi satellite TV was showing Saddam Hussein at an unhurried cabinet meeting

3 of 7 But for Iraq's front-line troops, there was no illusion of calm on another day of desperate fighting against the coalition

4 of 7 President Bush was spending time with the marines at a base in the United States

5 of 7 In the field, US troops were pressing on through the heat towards Baghdad City from the south

6 of 7 In the north, Kurdish fighters followed up coalition air strikes to push back Iraqi troops

7 of 7 That more and more Baghdad mothers are giving birth prematurely speaks volumes about the mood in the city