Monday, January 15, 2007

DAR AL ISLAM - IRAQ / IRAN: SHI'ITE JIHADISTS IN IRAQ TRAINED BY IRAN, LIKE DUHHHHHH ! ! !

Iranians 'trained Shia militants'
By Damien McElroy

Tensions between Washington and Teheran deepened yesterday after the American military accused five Iranians detained by its forces in Iraq of helping to supply cash, weapons and training to Shia militias on behalf of the Iranian regime.

Iran rejected the claims of collusion with Iraq's Shia Muslim militants and demanded the release of the officials, who were stationed at a liaison office in Irbil, the capital of Kurdish northern Iraq.

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A statement from the US military said: "Preliminary results revealed the five detainees are connected to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Qods Force, an organisation known for providing funds, weapons, IEDs [roadside bombs], technology and training to extremist groups attempting to destabilise the government of Iraq and attack coalition forces."


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