Al-Shalamja borders in Basra south of Iraq was closed down on Saturday preventing people from traveling to and from Iran. An official at Al-Shalamja center who preferred to remain anonymous said "the borders will be shut down for one day only from 7 am to 8 pm in response to orders from the Iraqi authorities." He said others borders with Iran will remain open for travelers. The source did not elaborate on the reasons behind this decision.Iraqi police said today that it found five bodies in Al-Najaf and Baaqouba in Al-Diyali governorate among them one suspected to belong to an Iranian man. An Iraqi police source said in a press release that four of the bodies belonged to one family. Two of the four bodies were headless.
The Babylon governorate council issued an order to prevent peaceful and non peaceful demonstrations in Babylon south of Baghdad. A council source said in press statements today the council prevented all forms of demonstrations. A prior written request to hold peaceful demonstrations must be submitted to the council. The source said such a decision was made to protect the innocent lives of demonstrators.