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2015-10-04 Iraq

Delta Force secretly killed Iranian agents in Iraq ‐ with IEDs

We need a Qods Organization tab?
By early 2007, some US intelligence estimates held that as many as 150 Iranian operatives were in Iraq. Many were member of the Quds Force, the covert arm of Iran's Shi'ite theocracy. Their mission was to coordinate the violent campaign being waged against US forces by Iraq's Shi'ite militias.

"It was 100 percent, âAre you willing to kill Americans and are you willing to coordinate attacks?' " said an officer who studied the Quds Force's approach closely. " âIf the answer is "yes," here's arms, here's money.' "

The Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) set up a new task force, named Task Force 17.

Its mandate was simple: go after "anything that Iran is doing to aid in the destabilization of Iraq," said a Task Force 17 officer. But political restrictions hobbled Task Force 17, particularly as the US lowered its profile in Iraq. The country's Shi'ite-dominated government, headed by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, wasn't happy with any attacks that targeted Iran operatives or their Iraqi proxies.

But for a small number of Shi'ite targets, JSOC found a way around the political restrictions by killing its enemies without leaving any US fingerprints.

The command did this using a device called the "Xbox."

Developed jointly by Delta Force and SEAL Team 6, the Xbox was a bomb designed to look and behave exactly like one made by Iraqi insurgents, using materials typically found in locally made improvised explosive devices.

Posted by Frank G 2015-10-04 12:34|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top
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#1 At last, some good news.

I suppose the program has been cancelled, now that O found out. Maybe none of his minions read the NY Post?

Posted by Bobby 2015-10-04 13:11|| 2015-10-04 13:11|| Front Page Top

#2 Mac bomb better tho more aspensive.

Posted by Shipman 2015-10-04 13:20|| 2015-10-04 13:20|| Front Page Top

#3 a little payback

Posted by newc 2015-10-04 14:45|| 2015-10-04 14:45|| Front Page Top

#4 As secret as signing off on a list of drone targets?

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-10-04 15:52|| 2015-10-04 15:52|| Front Page Top

#5 o probably on the phone to LLynch right now asking if there's still time for war crime show trials before he leaves for exile.

Posted by M. Murcek 2015-10-04 17:44|| 2015-10-04 17:44|| Front Page Top

#6 Well, it is around budget-time and JSOC has to battle for funds along with everyone else; a little public relations activity might be in order. The WH might've even given its tacit approval since it gives the impression they're not total suck-ups to the Iranians and total f--k-ups in Iraq.

Posted by Pappy 2015-10-04 17:51|| 2015-10-04 17:51|| Front Page Top

#7 Ironic. Hosted on their own petard.

Posted by DarthVader 2015-10-04 18:58|| 2015-10-04 18:58|| Front Page Top

#8 "Delta Force secretly killed Iranian agents in Iraq"

Not so secretly anymore . . . .

Posted by Barbara 2015-10-04 20:14|| 2015-10-04 20:14|| Front Page Top

#9 Thanks to the Bammer's nuke deal, IRAN is now Amerika's BFF/BFRF + OWG Co-Superpower sibling.

US SPECOPS includ likely CIA, etal. are likely now "restricted".

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-10-04 20:53|| 2015-10-04 20:53|| Front Page Top

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