Most attachs on US troops SINCE May of 2003!!--over 170---abc evening

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1. From Reuters: Daily attacks in Iraq hit new high in June

EXCLUSIVE-Daily attacks in Iraq hit new high in June
Fri 20 Jul 2007 22:12:58 BST

By David Morgan

WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuters) - Attacks in Iraq last month reached their highest daily average since May 2003, showing a surge in violence as President George W. Bush completed a buildup of U.S. troops, Pentagon statistics show.

The data, obtained by Reuters from the Defense Department, showed an upward trend in daily attacks over the past four months, when U.S. and Iraqi forces were ramping up operations against insurgents and militants, including al Qaeda, in Iraq.

Pentagon officials were not immediately available to comment on the statistics.

The June numbers showed 5,335 attacks against coalition troops, Iraqi security forces, civilians and infrastructure.

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