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Iraq's Christian community was rocked by a series of nearly simultaneous explosions Sunday that targeted five different churches in two Iraqi cities. The U.S. military says at least 11 people were killed and more than 47 injured in the highly sophisticated coordinated attack. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.

As peace talks wind down, U.S. Marines are preparing to launch an offensive if Iraq's interim leader gives the order. Military commanders say they have little doubt the order will come soon. Interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi has vowed to clear the city of militants. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels.

On the fourth day of battle, American troops slow their assault, with U.S. forces battling pockets of resistance in several parts of the city. Several loud explosions rocked Fallujah and sounds of gunfire reverberated through its streets and alleys. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels and NPR's Renee Montagne.

New York City's subway is one of the few underground transit systems to stay open 24 hours. That's nice for bleary-eyed revelers and late-shift workers heading home. But it's difficult for the people who clean and repair the system between trains. NPR's Robert Smith reports.

Iraq's Interim Prime Minister, Iyad Allawi, says he's given the order for U.S. and Iraqi forces to launch an offensive on Fallujah. Marines have seized control of two strategic bridges and a hospital in the first stage of the long-anticipated invasion of the city. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels and NPR's Renee Montagne.

Life for most residents of Baghdad has been particularly hard since the end of the war. Much of the city's electricity grid is down, there is virtually no telephone service, and nearly 60 percent of the population is out of work. In the second part of our series on coping with the aftermath of war, NPR's Guy Raz spends a day with the al-Saffar family.

U.S. troops boost their presence in Baghdad after two American soldiers are killed and nine wounded by Iraqi gunmen in Fallujah, a city west of Baghdad on the Euphrates River. NPR's Nick Spicer reports that in Fallujah, hostility toward the U.S. occupation is vocal and widespread.

All Things Considered guest host John Ydstie talks to NPR's Anne Garrels about the situation inside Baghdad, where electricity and phone service are cut off. Garrels reports that her movements are very limited because of a curfew, but she can hear explosions, shelling and missiles in the western part of the city, closest to Baghdad Airport.

As looting and lawlessness continue in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities, U.S. forces call on former policemen to return to their jobs. Days of looting have left the population feeling scared and vulnerable, leading some residents to take the law into their own hands. Hear NPR's Jackie Northam.

Top U.S. military officials warn that the war has not ended in Iraq, especially in the north, despite successes in Baghdad and other key cities. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Richard Myers, says only after hostilities have ended can the military turn to matters such as policing against looters. Myers talks to NPR's Robert Siegel.