• Iraqi security officials state that two rockets have been fired into Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, killing one Iraqi soldier. A soldier manning a checkpoint near a restaurant is also killed. At least one of the Katyusha rockets fired lands about 100 meters from the US Embassy.
• Tear gas canisters are fired by security forces at protesters in the vicinity of Tahrir Square. Sixty protesters are wounded in scuffles with security forces.
• Demonstrators in Umm Qasr block access to the port, preventing trucks from entering or exiting the facility, halting operations in shipping lanes. Reports state that protesters view the port’s revenue as being diverted away from the city, leaving the people there with poor basic services.
• In a weekly meeting, the Cabinet meets to approve lowering the retirement age of public service employees, creating room for more jobs in this sector.