Iran fighting "proxy war in Iraq" : top US General
Published: 9/10/2007
WASHINGTON - Iran is fighting a "proxy war" through Shiite militias against the Iraqi state and US-led forces in the war-torn nation, US war commander General David Petraeus said Monday.
"It is increasingly apparent to both coalition and Iraqi leaders that Iran, through the use of the Quds force, seeks to turn the Iraqi special groups into a Hezbollah-like force to serve its interests and fight a proxy war against the Iraqi state and coalition forces in Iraq," Petraeus said.
Petraeus was testifying at a crucial hearing of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs and Armed Services committees seen as a key moment for US strategy on Iraq.
09/10/2007 17:54 GMT
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