Sharp Drop Seen in U.S./Iraqi Civilian Deaths in Iraq

Wednesday, October 24, 2007
October is on course to record the second consecutive decline in U.S. military and Iraqi civilian deaths and Americans commanders say they know why: the U.S. troop increase and an Iraqi groundswell against al-Qaida and Shiite militia extremists... Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch points to what the military calls "Concerned Citizens" - both Shiites and Sunnis who have joined the American fight. He says he's signed up 20,000 of them in the past four months...
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Sharp Drop Seen in U.S. Deaths in Iraq