The Iraqi Parliament passed key legislation that set a date for provincial elections, allot 2008 spending, and provide limited amnesty to detainees. US soldiers detained 25 Special Groups operatives during operations in Baghdad. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured a Special Groups EFP cell leader in Baghdad. Coalition forces killed four al Qaeda fighters and detained eight during raids in central and northern Iraq. One Iraqi policeman and seven insurgents were killed during a clash in southern Ninewa province; 16 insurgents were detained.
