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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 |
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