Iraqi officials believe offensives like Operation Lightning, along with the deposed dictator's trial, could help deflate the insurgency being waged by Saddam loyalists and Islamic extremists.

　　More than 840 people have died in the violence since the government was announced April 28, but the daily death toll has fallen slightly in the past three days.

　　Wage作动词有“进行，开展，发起”等含义，例如：The North waged war on the South.（北方发动对南方的战争。
）The controversy waged for a few years.（论战进行了好几年。）

　　据悉，“闪电行动”是自萨达姆下台以来，伊拉克发动的以伊安全部队为主的最大规模行动。在行动前，伊拉克政府仅控制着巴格达23个出口中的八个。现在，所有出口都在政府控制之下。

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