Pentagon: Violence down in Iraq since ’surge’
June 24, 2008 – 1:30 amAll major indicators of violence in Iraq have dropped by between 40 and 80 percent since February 2007, when President Bush committed an additional 30,000 troops to the war there, the Pentagon reported Monday.
MORE:
http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/318470908/index.html
Related posts:
U.S.: 8,000 ’surge’ troops will stay in Iraq
Petraeus: ‘Surge’ is working
‘Surge’ produces some results
Pentagon: Tons of uranium shipped from Iraq
Pentagon: Hussein’s Iraq, al Qaeda not linked
Pentagon: Corruption threatens Iraq gains
Violence dips, stable Iraq ‘within reach,’ Gates says
3,500 U.S. troops to head home from Iraq
Pentagon: Hussein, al Qaeda not linked
Al Qaeda in Iraq claims sheik killing
Sources: Petraeus wants ’surge’ until spring
UK military in Iraq reports huge drop in violence
U.S. deaths in Iraq drop in February
U.S. deaths in Iraq down 66 percent
U.S. may pause on Iraq withdrawals
U.S. cuts reward for Iraq terrorist
Iraq, U.S. reviewing status-of-forces agreement
Iraq, U.S. review status-of-forces agreement
Iraq reports further drop in civilian deaths
Fewer civilian deaths, foreign fighters in Iraq
Officials: U.S. to report drop in Iraq violence
New U.S. commander takes over in Iraq
Pentagon: 9/11 defendants to confess
Iraq set for new offensive in Mosul
Pentagon: 9/11 conspirators want to confess
Gates: Stable Iraq ‘within reach’
4 dead, dozens injured in Iraq violence
7 dead, dozens injured in Iraq violence
Bush to outline troop withdrawal goal
No cut in Iraq troops imminent, general says
Pentagon eyes boost to Afghanistan
U.N. chief: Iraq ’stepping back from the abyss’
China denies hacking into Pentagon
U.S. Marines want probe into kit delays
Petraeus: More ‘tough work’ in Iraq
Troop reductions coming in Iraq, military says
Pentagon casts doubt on Russia withdrawal
Pentagon: Success against roadside bombs
U.S.: Gitmo detainee became suicide bomber
Gates asks for plans to close Guantanamo
U.S. considers more troops for Afghanistan
Woodward: Secret killing program key in Iraq
Female bombers kill 64 at Iraq markets
Bodies, heads found in northern Iraq
Petraeus: Iraq progress is ‘fragile’
Helicopter strike kills 11 in Iraq
Suicide bombers, explosions rock Iraq
Report: World ignoring Iraqi refugee crisis
Iraqi militia to hear whether to resume fighting
Iraqi militia may end cease-fire
Nine die in Gaza violence
Nepalese vote amid sporadic violence
Four men missing after Tokyo sewage surge
At least 124 die in Kenya election violence
Nigeria violence ripples to gas prices
Iraq civilian death toll spikes in March
Lawmaker killed in Kenyan violence
U.S. envoy: I didn’t incite Bolivian violence
Hardliners surge ahead in Iranian vote
One dead, 4 missing after Tokyo sewage surge
Security guards surrender over Iraq killings
Security guards charged in Iraq killings
12 dead as violence erupts in Afghanistan
Brazilians use coconuts as symbols of violence
Violence in Kenya spreading, Red Cross says
Truck bomber kills at least 30 in Iraq
Thousands flee from S. Africa violence
Thousands flee S. Africa violence
Kenya gangs face off in tribal violence
Violence hits Pakistani polling stations
Zimbabwe MDC: 14 escape violence charges
Civilian, police officer killed in northern Iraq
Pakistan polls open amid violence
Three dead in Nepal vote violence
Violence in Yemen after mosque blast
Zimbabwe opposition: Violence soars
‘Anti-foreigner’ violence kills 22 in South Africa
Iraq wants Turkish forces out soon
Serbia: U.S. to blame for violence
NATO warning over Kosovo violence
Turks claim 41 rebels killed in Iraq mission
Iranian leader: ‘Foreigners’ must leave Iraq
Iran’s president: U.S. must leave Iraq
Turkish army copter crashes in Iraq
Kenya election violence kills ‘at least 124′
Iraq OKs continued presence of foreign troops
Violence spreads in Kenya
Zimbabwe opposition: Runoff risks violence
Violence flares again in Sadr City
Bloody violence grips Kenya
‘Key al Qaeda leader in Iraq dead’
Zimbabweans seek refuge from violence in U.S. Embassy
‘Pentagon hacker’ loses extradition appeal
Candidate killed in Nepal vote violence
U.S. says major al Qaeda in Iraq leader killed
Dalai Lama ‘clique’ blamed for violence in Tibet
Ultimatum as Iraq cease-fire in jeopardy
Iraq PM: Militants have 72 hours
Gates arrives in Iraq on deadly day
U.S.: Iranian bombs rise in Iraq