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U.S. Marines pushing to the center of Baghdad from the east are expected to link up with Army troops moving in from the west. The Marines' advance is met with sporadic resistance. Hear NPR's John Burnett.

Facing no resistance from forces loyal to Saddam Hussein, Kurdish militia and U.S. Special Forces seize the key northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, one of the country's main oil-producing areas. Kurdish leaders also report advances elsewhere, including oil fields further north. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson.

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with CNN reporter Diana Muriel in Basra about the problem of keeping the peace there. British forces took the city on Monday, and now residents are angry that forces there have failed to halt widespread looting and lawlessness.

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with NPR's John Burnett, traveling with the U.S. Marines. He reports they moved with relative ease throughout the eastern half of Baghdad.

U.S. special forces troops and Kurdish fighters enter Mosul after the Iraqi army abandons the northern city. Widespread looting and celebrations are now under way. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson.

Two new scientific papers are at odds over the question of whether it's currently possible to clone humans. One study suggests it's impossible with current methods. But earlier this week, a fertility doctor in Kentucky reported that he had successfully created a very early human embryo clone. NPR's Joe Palca reports.

Now that Baghdad has fallen and southern Iraq is largely under the control of U.S. and British forces, attention is turning to the northern part of the country where the key city of Kirkuk fell today. Some analysts believe the next big battle for US led forces will be Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit. NPR's Tom Gjelten analyzes the military options.

NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty reports on the call for Jihad among international Muslim communities. Jihad by definition means "Holy War," but some experts say the idea of jihad is open for interpretation.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Daoud Kuttab, director of the Institute of Modern Media at Al Quds University and a columnist for the Jordan Times and the Jerusalem Post. Kuttab talks about how Al Jazeera and other Arab language satellite news services are covering Baghdad.

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with Cox Newspapers reporter Craig Nelson in Baghdad.