Wednesday, May 09, 2007

General Caldwell: Iran supplying some Sunni insurgents

Above: Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division have been conducting joint searches with Iraqi security forces hunting for insurgents and weapons in Mahmudiyah for months, as in this March 4 mission

BAGHDAD – A U.S. military spokesman said Wednesday that Shiite-dominated Iran is providing support to some Sunni insurgents fighting American forces in Iraq.
Maj. Gen. William Caldwell said the military had credible intelligence to support the allegation but did not elaborate. He said the support to Sunni insurgents was limited to select groups, which he did not identify.

“It's not all Sunni insurgents but rather we do know that there is a direct awareness by Iranian intelligence officials that they are providing support to some select Sunni insurgent elements,” Caldwell told reporters.

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