Trends Encouraging in Baghdad Hotspots, Commander Says

By Jim Garamone | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2007 - The security situation in eastern Baghdad is improving, the coalition commander for that region said today.

Attacks against coalition forces and Iraqi civilians are down, Army Col. John Castles, commander of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, said. "From where I'm sitting, things are starting to look pretty good," he told Pentagon reporters via teleconference from Camp Taji, Iraq. "Overall throughout the area of operations, the security situation has been improving."