Multinational Forces Iraq has released the data of he effects of the “surge.” The reduction in deaths, attack trends, sectarian violence, IED, suicide and car bomb attacks is dramatic. The number of weapons caches found per year has well over doubled. The graphs below have been provided by Multination Forces Iraq. Click each graph to view in detail.
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The number of deaths per month nationwide are down to January 2006 levels, at about 600 per month. The niumbers peaked in December 2006, with about 3,000 deaths per month. Click to view. |
More after the jump…
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High profile atacks: suicide car and vest bombs, and car bombs, are down from a peak of near 130 per month to about 30 per month, the lowest level since May 2006. Click to view. |
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The number of IED attacks are now at 2004 levels, with 20 per day. This is down from the peak of 60 per day in May of this year, when the surge was peaking. Click to view. |
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The sectarian violence in Baghdad has decreased dramatically over the past year. Areas that were hotspots now are quiet. Click to view. |
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The number of weapons caches discovered increased by almost two and one half times from 2006 to 2007. Click to view. |
