Fewer jihadis enter Iraq; fewer civilians are dying

I wonder if there is a correlation between the drop in the number of civilian deaths and the drop in the number of fighters entering Iraq from neighboring countries:

Numbers drop for civilian deaths, foreign fighters in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Two indicators of the state of the war in Iraq appeared favorable in November, when fewer fighters entered Iraq from neighboring countries and fewer Iraqi civilians killed, according to two reports on Sunday.

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