Things Got Better in Iraq in 2008
Good news from Iraq. Remember the war we're fighting over there? The one that was barely mentioned during the last part of the campaign? Well, here's one reason why: Fatalities are way, way down.
The number of civilians killed by violence in Iraq has fallen by two-thirds in 2008, researchers say.
Official Iraqi figures say 5,714 people were killed in 2008 compared to 16,252 the previous year.
The non-governmental organisation Iraq Body Count also said the number of deaths was down by two-thirds, but put the figure between 8,315 and 9,028.
US military casualties fell from 900 in 2007 to just over 300 according to the independent website icasualties.org.
