伊拉克过渡政府6月6日宣布，在巴格达地区进行的为期两周的“闪电行动”中，他们逮捕了将近900名可疑武装分子，并设立了800多个检查站。外电报道如下：The Iraqi government announced Monday it detained nearly 900 suspected militants¹ and set up more than 800 checkpoints in a two-week sweep that appears to have somewhat blunted attacks in the capital. Also, a list obtained Monday shows Saddam Hussein will be charged with a range of war crimes when he goes on trial, probably within the next two months.

Iraqi officials believe offensives like Operation Lightning, along with the deposed² dictator's trial, could help deflate the insurgency³ 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 toll⁴ 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 controversy⁵ 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。