1.0 link 127854 <![CDATA[Satellite Shows Ethnic Cleansing In Iraq Was Key Factor In "Surge" Success]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/19/satellite-shows-ethnic-cl_n_127854.html WASHINGTON - Satellite images taken at night show heavily Sunni Arab neighborhoods of Baghdad began emptying before a U.S. troop surge in 2007, graphic evidence of ethnic cleansing that preceded a drop in violence, according to a report published on Friday.

The images support the view of international refugee organizations and Iraq experts that a major population shift was a key factor in the decline in sectarian violence, particularly in the Iraqi capital, the epicenter of the bloodletting in which hundreds...

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