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Despite a long period of American speculation and Iranian denial, it appears that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Quds Force and Lebanese Hezbollah operatives have been training Iraqi Shiite militants to attack U.S. troops in Iraq, according to U.S. interrogations of captured Iraqi prisoners. The prisoners’ statements have yet to be independently verified, but an 80-page [...]
One step closer to getting the nation back on its feet, the Iraqi government made an effort to unite rival sects of Islam on Wednesday when it incorporated 54,000 Sunni militia men known as the Sons of Iraq into its structure. This outreach, backed by the United States, is part of a larger plan to [...]
In Najaf, Iraq the gathering presence of Iranian tourists, welfare, and goods is a disturbing sight to some but a welcome helping hand to others. The city is the sight of a shrine to Imam Ali, and thus exceedingly important to both Iraqi and Iranian Shia. However, under Saddam Hussein’s regime Iranian access was denied [...]
