Mojo, violence in Mosul fell to the lowest level since Gen Petreus was there in 2003-2004.
What might be concerning is that US troops pulled out without sufficient IA and IP to replace them.
The 2nd IAD still has a major shortage of armored vehicles, since so many of them were blown up by Bruno's resistance between 2005 and 2008.
The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), which once sought to overthrow Col Muammar Gaddafi, dealt a blow to bin Laden by reversing a decision made in 2007 to join al-Qaeda.
A statement from the LIFG leadership criticised "indiscriminate bombings" and the "targeting of civilians", saying that violence "did not achieve the aims of the group in removing oppression".
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/...m-al-
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