Violence In Baghdad Down By 89 Percent – Baghdad Operations Command

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From Aswat Aliraq:

BAGHDAD, Aug. 27 (VOI) – The spokesperson for Baghdad Operations Command (BOC), General Qassim Atta, on Wednesday said that violence in the Iraqi capital has been reduced by 89 percent, in comparison to the past two years.

"Military operations throughout Baghdad have fallen to their lowest level in two years," Atta said in a press conference at the convention center in Baghdad.
"These operations dropped by 89 percent in August 2008, compared to the same month of 2007 and 2006," he said.
"This issue mirrors the defeat of terrorist and outlawed groups," he noted.