An Iraqi court temporarily overturned the ban of more than 500 politicians from the upcoming election. A suicide bomber killed 23 Iraqis in Karbala. Insurgents killed an Iraqi in Baghdad and an Army officer in Mosul. One civilian was killed in an IED attack in Baghdad. Security forces detained 15 wanted men in Basrah, five al Qaeda operatives in northern Iraq, a Promised Day Brigade leader in Baghdad, and a Naqshabandiya cell leader in Diyala.
