Big news out of Baghdad. The civilian death rate in the city dropped overnight from the average of 40 to only 10.
Iraqi army Brig. Gen. Qassim Moussawi, a spokesman for the Baghdad commander, said, "This shows a big reduction in terror and killing operations in Baghdad.'' He attributed the improvement to the joint US-Iraqi security operation that began a few days ago.
Maj. Gen. Joseph Fil, commander of U.S. forces in Baghdad, said the militia fighters and insurgents are laying low, for now, "They're watching us carefully. There's an air of suspense throughout the city. We believe, there's no question about it, that many of these extremists are laying low and watching to see what it is we do and how we do it. How long that will last, we don't know."
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