Ninety-seven civilians, security forces, and terrorists were killed and 217 wounded in the Soldiers of Heaven attacks Basrah; 29 were killed and 57 wounded in Nasiriyah. Police arrested 26 Soldiers of Heaven members in Babil province. Seven Iraqis were killed and 17 wounded in a Katyusha rocket attack in Tal Afar. The Mahdi Army may not renew the ceasefire. Iraqi Special Operations Forces detained 10 al Qaeda fighters during operations in Mosul and Baghdad. US soldiers arrested three members of an EFP cell.
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