Escalation of conflict in cities taking its toll on civilians

AMMAN: For many terrified civilians trapped by the invasion of Iraq, it no longer appears to matter whether it is Iraqi President Saddam Hussein or US President George W. Bush who is to be blamed. 

The bloody assaults and counter-attacks are injuring and killing civilians and children by the thousands as the Anglo-American forces move into the Iraqi capital, opening the battle for Baghdad, home to more than five million people.