Three European researchers say that if Greenland 's average temperature were to increase by 3 ° C (5.4 ° F ) or more, its massive Ice Sheet would melt, gradually swamping Coast al communities as seas rise 7 Metre s (23 Feet ) over the next 1,000 years. They hypothesize that the upward trend of worldwide Carbon DioxideEmission s could cause this. (Indianapolis Star)
--- Gun men shoot down a Helicopter during fighting in western Baghdad . Rebel s threaten to kill and burn a Civilian , Thomas Hamill, unless the Alliance troops end their assault on Fallujah by 6 am. The Deadline passes with no word on Hamill's fate. (Tribune India)
--- Marine s kill one bomber and discover a bomb Workshop in Fallujah apparently run by Iraqis and Foreigner s. (AFP)
--- A new Iraqi Battalion refuses to support Coalition forces in the town of Falluja after a command failure which lead to Miscommunication over their role in the area. (BBC)