Iraqi security source:
American forces landed in the desert near the Al-Nahib stream. A unit from the Iraqi Army - the 41st Brigade of the Karbala Al-Muqaddasa Operational Command - was deployed to the area.
A clash occurred between the American force and Iraqi Army troops, resulting in the injury of the battalion commander and four soldiers, and the death of one soldier. In addition, four Iraqi Army Humvee vehicles were burned, according to the initial report.