More than 500 insurgents surrendered in Balad and 24 insurgents were captured south of Kirkuk. Police arrested 18 Mahdi Army fighters in Karbala. Coalition forces captured an Iranian-trianed IED expert and smuggler in Al Kut. Two police were killed and three wounded in an IED attack in Al Kut. Five Iraqis were killed and 10 wounded in an IED attack in Baghdad.
