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Three car bombings in Amarah killed 41 and wounded at least 150. The Iraqi government has alloted funds to pay for Awakening councils in Baghdad and the provinces. The Anbar provincial council halted the opening of an Awakening office in Fallujah. Coalition forces killed 14 al Qaeda operatives detained 12 during operations in central Iraq. An al Qaeda battalion commander was captured in Karmah.