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Signs of Progress in Iraq
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| News Date | Tuesday, July 3, 2007 12:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Iraqi civilian deaths dropped to their lowest level since the start of the Baghdad security operation, government figures showed Sunday, suggesting signs of progress in tamping down violence in the capital.
But American casualties are running high as U.S. forces step up pressure on Sunni and Shiite extremists in and around Baghdad.
At least 1,227 Iraqi civilians were killed in June along with 190 policemen and 31 soldiers, an officer at the Iraqi Interior Ministry's operations room said. The officer spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the figures.
That represented a 36 percent drop from the ministry's May figures - 1,949 civilian deaths along with 127 policemen and 47 soldiers.
June's figures were the lowest monthly tally this year. In January, President Bush ordered nearly 30,000 Soldiers, Marines and Airmen to Iraq in a major push to stabilize the capital so that Iraq's leaders can hammer out power-sharing agreements for a lasting peace.
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