South Baghdad families returning in droves (Baghdad)

From MNF-I.

Thanks to improved security, more than half of those who fled their homes in South Baghdad because of violence have since returned home, according to Multi-National Division – Center records. “Once people are convinced that security is good in their area, they come back,” said Maj. Mark Bailey, the officer-in-charge of the Multi-National Division – Center governance cell. “If they own a business, they re-open their business, which helps the economy.” Of the approximately 18,700 Iraqis who left their homes, some 10,450 have returned.

Something you will not see reported in the MSM.

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