Pentagon Says Iraq Attacks, Civilian Casualties Up

In a required quarterly report to Congress, the Pentagon said the increased attacks during the February-May period resulted in Iraqi civilian casualties rising to as many as 100 per day.

The report said, however, that it was still too early to assess the results of the "surge" of about 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Iraq.

(AP, Reuters)

 

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