I did not see this, did you?

May 27, 10:01 AM (ET)
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. forces rescued 41 Iraqi civilians Sunday from an al-Qaida hide-out northeast of Baghdad, including some who showed signs of torture and broken bones, a senior U.S. official said.
Maj. Gen. William Caldwell, the top U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad, said it was the largest number of detained Iraqis ever found in a single al-Qaida hide-out. Some among the 41 had been held as long as four months, he said.
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Caldwell said a tip to U.S. forces from Iraqis in Diyala led to the rescue operation.
“The people in Diyala are speaking up against al-Qaida,” he said. Caldwell said U.S. troops have been engaging more directly with Iraqi civilians in Diyala in recent weeks since an additional 3,000 U.S. troops entered the province.

Maybe the Iraqi people feel secure enough now, with the additional troops, to stand up to al-Qaida?
A glimmer of hope on the horizon.