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| Allegation That Iran Recruiting Agents to Assassinate Iraqi Intel Officials |
| 2004-10-17 |
| From Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iraqi intelligence chief Muhammad al-Shahwani accused 27 members of the Iranian Embassy's Baghdad staff of espionage, Al-Sharqiyah television reported on 14 October. Al-Shahwani said that embassy personnel were also recruiting people to carry out assassinations that led to the deaths of some 18 members of the intelligence force since mid-September. He contended that documents uncovered during a series of raids on Iranian places (not further identified) in Baghdad on 29 September link Iran with the intelligence killings. The attacks were purportedly carried out by an unnamed political organization operating in Iraq, according to the report. |
| Posted by:Mike Sylwester |