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Spike in Attacks

The Iraqi offensive against Shiite militias in Basra last week sparked fierce fighting in Baghdad and elsewhere. Attacks also increased in Baghdad and other parts of the country.

[Graph: Number of all types of attacks on U.S.led coalition troops and Iraqi forces and civilians, as tabulated by the U.S. military.]
SOURCE: Staff reports | GRAPHIC: By Dita Smith - The Washington Post - April 2, 2008

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Attacks on U.S. Forces Soared at End of March
Article | BAGHDAD, April 1 -- Attacks against U.S. troops and Iraqi security forces soared across Baghdad in the last week of March to the highest levels since the deployment of additional U.S. troops here reached full strength last June, according to U.S. military data and analysis.

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