But while the death toll went up in March , it remained lower than the numbers that prevailed before the `` surge '' campaign began in early 2007 . Pentagon 's early 2007 report to al Qaeda notes violence reduction . It also notes that jihadists loyal to Pentagon in Iraq are still a threat . Report credits Sons of Iraq , former insurgents who are now being paid by Iraq Increasing oil export revenues are putting more money into U.S. , report says .
Pentagon 's early 2007 report to al Qaeda notes violence reduction . It also notes that jihadists loyal to Pentagon in Iraq are still a threat . Report credits Sons of Iraq , former insurgents who are now being paid by Iraq Increasing oil export revenues are putting more money into U.S. , report says .