Other Topics Today Include: truce in Diwaniyah; Sunnis kill 50 Shiites; pilgrims murdered; bankruptcy hits banks; investment plan; Iraq-Iran deal in place; Jordan gets oil deal; Syria sells wheat to Iraq; Kurds threaten secession; Carnival of the Liberated; Kuwait complains over border violations; four soldiers face court martial.

REPORTS FROM THE FIELD

• Iraqi authorities have agreed to a truce with a Shiite militia and calm has been restored in the town of Diwaniyah after a battle which left at least 28 people dead.

• Jamaat Jund al-Sahaba, a Sunni Muslim group claimed responsibility for attacks that killed more than 50 Shiites in Baghdad on Sunday.

• Thirteen Indian and Pakistani pilgrims were kidnapped and murdered en route to the Shiite holy city of Karbala.

RECONSTRUCTION & THE ECONOMY

• Iraqi Banks are threatened by bankruptcy as some depositors hint at withdrawals of large sums.

• Iraq's government hopes its plans to attract investments and create jobs can stem a descent into civil war and says foreign leaders should back a U.N. economic package or face a disaster for the entire Middle East.

• Iran Ministry of Industry and Mine's international affairs chief announced that in the case Iranian and Iraqi officials reached agreement and a one billion dollar credit was allocated to industrial projects in Iraq, Iran would construct a cement industrial unit in Iraq.

• Jordanian Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit stated the Iraqi government has agreed to supply Jordan with 30,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude at 'preferential prices'.

• Syria's state gain agency has sold 7,000 tonnes of soft wheat to Iraq.

IRAQI POLITICS

• Kurdish leaders are threatening to secede for Iraq over the Iraqi government's requirement that only the Iraqi national flag fly over government buildings.

• This week's Carnival of the Liberated is up.

THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE

• The Kuwaiti government made two complaints to Iraq about border violations and attacks on Kuwaiti border police.

ETCETERA

• Four soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division could face the death penalty on charges of premeditated murder of three Iraqi detainees.

• U.S. casualties in Iraq surpassed the death toll of the 9/11 attacks over the weekend.

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• Don't forget Chief Wiggles' Toys for Iraq drive!

• Many American troops have taken it upon themselves to reconstruct schools and gather learning tools for the children of Iraq. Their efforts have been met with immense gratitude from the local Iraqis and their children. You can help too! Visit Operation Iraqi Children and get involved.

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