The ten day Shi’ite rite of Ashura begins, commemorating the death of Husain in Kerbala. 19 American troops were killed in Iraq, including 12 dead in a helicopter crash and 5 in Kerbala. Moqtada al-Sadr called an end to his party’s two-month boycott of parliament, smoothing over a rift with its Shi’ite allies. One terrorist was killed and 18 were captured.
