--- The U.S.Army is investigating up to 19 members of a Army Reserve unit stationed in Iraq who refused to take part in a fuel delivery convoy mission they considered unsafe. Relatives of the soldiers say that several soldiers described it as a " Suicide mission". Relatives also say that the soldiers were held under guard for almost two days, although an army spokesperson denies the claim. (Daily Telegraph)(San Francisco Gate)(Washington Times)
--- Major United States air strikes against Fallujah continue. The U.S. military says that the bombings are "not the beginning of a major offensive". (Reuters)
--- Senior British military sources say that the U.S. has asked that some British Troops be moved to an area south of Baghdad to replace U.S. Troops moved to Fallujah . Sources also say that the troops would be under U.S. command, a possibility which provokes criticism from opposition members of Parliament . (BBC)
Former OAS and Costa Rica n president, Miguel Angel Rodriguez , is arrested after stepping down last week on allegations of Corruption . He is not formally charged but a judge is demanding him to testify. (BBC)
--- The Israel i Army clears an officer accused of repeatedly shooting a Palestinian schoolgirl, Iman Al-Hams , while she lay wounded or dead, accepting the officer's claim that he actually shot into the ground near the girl. A separate Military Police investigation is continuing. (BBC)
