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2005-09-13 Iraq-Jordan

IRGC reinforcing ties to Zark, attacking UK troops in southern Iraq

An Iranian military source has disclosed an initiative on behalf of al-Quds Corps, which is affiliated to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, to reinforce its relations with Ansar al-Islam Organization in Iraqi Kurdistan and the Qa'idat Al Jihad Fi Bilad Al Rafidain (The Base of Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers) in the center and south of Iraq.
Qods Force is the elite of the IRGC. They're the ones who run Hezbollah and are currently protecting Saif al-Adel, Suleiman Abu Ghaith, Saad bin Laden, and the rest of the al-Qaeda leadership. They also supported Sadr and are apparently giving the insurgents IEDs originally designed for use by Hezbollah against Israelis in Lebanon.
The Iranian officer, who is a former colonel in al-Quds Corps told Al Sharq Al Awsat that officials from the Revolutionary Guard have recently met with leaders of Ansar al-Islam and the Jihad organizations in Ramadan headquarters near the Iranian-Iraqi borders. They discussed the acceleration of military operations against the British forces in the south of Iraq. He added that the commander of a commando group in 'Badr Corps' which is affiliated to the supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq has previously received instructions from the command of 'Badr Corps' stating the acceleration of attacks targeting British militants. The source connected between the last attacks against the British forces, and the new Iranian military strategy and the competent security authorities for the affairs of the Kurds. There were several indications that the Kurdish-Iranian parties have received aids from Kurds in Iraq.
Iran has accused the Iraqi Kurds, the US, and the UK of stirring up trouble in Iranian Kurdistan and the ethnic Arab region of Khuzestan. It may well be true, though I tend to doubt it - Iran is brutal enough to provoke low-level rebellions without any significant outside meddling.

Posted by Dan Darling 2005-09-13 00:11|| || Front Page|| [11138 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 unfortuantly us Brits dont have the will and or gear for a scrap with Iran as we've already seen in that fckin Royal Marines patrol boats/speed boats capture a year or so ago, have they given us are fckin boats back yet anyone? They also carried out mock executions on the marines that were in the boats before they let them free didnt they. We need iraq sorted in the next few years to free up forces for the Iranian fight before they become fully nuked up.

Posted by ShepUK 2005-09-13 05:38|| 2005-09-13 05:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Iranian influence in the British controlled areas needs to be SQUASHED now.

I hope the foreign office isn't fooking things up by asking the military to "take it easy".

Posted by Ulereger Clavigum6227 2005-09-13 07:16|| 2005-09-13 07:16|| Front Page Top

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