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Archive Home > 2008 > June > 21 > Big gains for Iraq security, but progress is still fragile

Big gains for Iraq security, but progress is still fragile

By Stephen Farrell and Richard A. Oppel Jr. / The Bulletin
June 21, 2008

BAGHDAD — What’s going right? And can it last?

Violence in all of Iraq is the lowest since March 2004. Its two largest cities, Baghdad and Basra, are calmer than they have been for years. The third-largest, Mosul, is in the midst of a major security operation.

On Thursday,....

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