General Credits Lull in Iraq Violence to Better Security, Citizen Help

By John J. Kruzel | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 4, 2008 - Last month marked the fewest attacks in Iraq in four years, a reduction one military official today attributed to improved security tactics and personnel and an increase in tips from Iraqi citizens.

The number of bombing attacks involving deadly, armor-piercing charges and homemade explosives decreased in May and continues to fall, Army Brig. Gen. John Campbell, deputy director for regional operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters at a Pentagon news conference.

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