Good News from Iraq: 17 May 2007

From MNF-I, GEN Caldwell and GEN Garganus report continued improvements in Al Anbar Province.

“The main enemy facing the Iraqi people in Al-Anbar is al-Qaeda,” [U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV] said. “They need for the people of Iraq to feel unsafe so that even their way of life seems preferable.”

As the community leaders of Al-Anbar stand against al-Qaeda by providing information to Iraqi and Coalition forces, progress in security has limited terrorist activities in the region.

“We’re seeing the attack numbers continuing to drop [in Al-Anbar], which is a very good indicator that the security system is getting better,” said [U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. C. Mark] Gurganus.