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| Iraq: US arrests Iran-linked militant propagandist |
| 2008-07-21 |
| BAGHDAD (AP) -- The U.S. military in Iraq says it has arrested a suspected propaganda expert linked to a militant group that receives training from Iran. The suspect was arrested Monday in Baghdad. The military says it believes the man is a member of the Hezbollah Brigades, an Iraqi group it describes as "an offshoot of Iranian-trained special groups." That's how the U.S. refers to Shiite fighters defying a cease-fire order from radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. A military statement says the man uploads to the Web images and video of attacks on Iraqi and U.S.-led forces. The information is allegedly used to raise money and other kinds of support from Iranian backers. |
| Posted by:Menhaden S |