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<let name=data index=TextShort>&ldquo;2008 arrived in a less-violent Baghdad, and residents said it was the first real party they had seen in years.&rdquo;</let>
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<p>2008 arrived in a less-violent Baghdad, and residents said it was the first real party they had seen in years.</p>
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<p>While the city is still far from peaceful and many of the festive gatherings had a tentative feel, many said it was a happier occasion than they could have dared to hope just a few months ago.</p>
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<p>Violence in Iraq has declined dramatically in the past few months. U.S. forces say attacks are down 60 percent since June.</p>
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<p>Although 2007 was the deadliest year of the [[US-Iraq War|war]] for U.S. troops, December was the least deadly month for the U.S.-led coalition since the war began. Just 22 U.S. and allied soldiers were killed in December, compared with 131 in May.</p>
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<p>Still, violence has not ceased. A suicide car bomb in a town north of Baghdad killed 11 people including five children on New Year's Eve morning. Two suicide bombs killed at least 33 people on Christmas Day.</p>
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