Hezbollah training Iraqi militia, says American official
"A senior American intelligence official said Monday that the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah had been training members of the Mahdi Army, the Iraqi Shiite militia led by Moktada al-Sadr.
The official said that 1,000 to 2,000 fighters from the Mahdi Army and other Shiite militias had been trained by Hezbollah in Lebanon.
. . . The intelligence official spoke on condition of anonymity under rules set by his agency.
. . . While Iran wants a stable Iraq, the official said, it sees an advantage in 'managed instability in the near term' to bog down the American military and defeat the Bush administration’s objectives in the region. "
source
The New York Times. Hezbollah Said to Help Shiite Army in Iraq. November 28, 2006.
posted: saturday, december 2, 2006, 1:34 AM ET
update: saturday, december 2, 2006, 4:31 AM ET
The official said that 1,000 to 2,000 fighters from the Mahdi Army and other Shiite militias had been trained by Hezbollah in Lebanon.
. . . The intelligence official spoke on condition of anonymity under rules set by his agency.
. . . While Iran wants a stable Iraq, the official said, it sees an advantage in 'managed instability in the near term' to bog down the American military and defeat the Bush administration’s objectives in the region. "
source
The New York Times. Hezbollah Said to Help Shiite Army in Iraq. November 28, 2006.
posted: saturday, december 2, 2006, 1:34 AM ET
update: saturday, december 2, 2006, 4:31 AM ET
Labels: hezbollah, iran, iraq, militia, moktada al-sadr
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