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An Iraqi Army Soldier from the 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, questions the local population about insurgent activity during a foot patrol in Buhriz, Iraq, on Feb. 17. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall. BAGHDAD -- Violence has reduced since moving Coalition forces out of big forward operating bases and into smaller community-based combat outposts as part of the Fardh Al-Qanoon, a senior Army officer serving there said Friday.The 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division has seen a significant drop in violence over the past few months in the province of Shula and Kadtimiya,...