イラク戦争

Iraq Insurgents Said Planning Big Pre-Poll Attack
イラク武装勢力が選挙前の攻撃を画策
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050124/wl_nm/iraq_dc_105

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi insurgents have reduced the level of violence in recent days, but may be planning a "more spectacular" attack just before or during Sunday's elections, a U.S. general said on Monday.

【バグダッド・ロイター】イラクの武装勢力による攻撃は最近、沈静化しているが、選挙の前か当日に大規模な攻撃を画策しているのではないかと月曜に米軍の高官が語った。

Air Force Brig. Gen. Erv Lessel, deputy director of operations in Iraq , said in an interview from Baghdad with CNN that there had been a 50 percent drop in attacks by insurgents in recent days.

米空軍のエルブ・レッセル准将はバグダッドでＣＮＮの取材で武装勢力による攻撃が最近、５０％にまで低下したとインタビューで答えた。

"We think it's a calm before the storm, that they're unable to sustain the level of attacks that they've had, but they're saving up for something more spectacular in the days preceding elections and on election day," Lessel said.

「嵐の前の静けさだと考えている。攻撃能力を維持できず、選挙を前に大規模な攻勢に備えて装備の温存をしているのだろう。」とレッセル氏は言う。