The Iraqi Parliament unanimously passed a law allowing former Baathists to return to government jobs. General Petraeus said EFP attacks have increased in January. EFPs and Iranian-made mortars were found in Suq Ash Shuyuk. US and Iraqi forces detained 15 al Qaeda fighters and found a torture house in Sherween village. Four Iraqi security officers were wounded in an IED attack in Miqdadiyah. Coalition forces detained 15 al Qaeda operatives during operations in central and northern Iraq.
