Leads generated through a hotline to report insurgent activity in Iraq demonstrate that the Iraqi people want to bring an end to the violence against innocent civilians and critical infrastructure…
…The tips hotline received more than 400 calls during the past few months. These enabled the coalition to take prompt action — from freeing several women who had been kidnapped for ransom to identifying and destroying vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices Hammond said “were rigged and ready to explode.” Last Christmas, the coalition experienced a 500 percent spike in attacks. A similar spike was anticipated again this year, but didn’t materialize.