Iraqi and US officials have reported sharp falls in Iraqi and US military casualties (伤亡人员) in the past two months after a “surge” of 30,000 extra US troops was completed in mid-June.
Improving Iraqi security forces and the spread of neighborhood police units, mainly organized by Sunni Arab tribal sheikhs (酋长) to drive out al Qaeda fighters, have also made great contributions to a more stable iraq, officials say.
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