Iran armed and trained Iraqi insurgents during Iraq War — report

30 August 2018, 5:11 pm

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Iran armed and trained Iraqi militias fighting US troops during the Iraq War, newly declassified US documents reveal.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the documents, based on interrogations of Shiite militia members, show the depth of Tehran’s involvement in efforts to push American forces out of the country during the 2003-2011 conflict.

They show that Iran provided militants with bombs used in numerous deadly attacks against US troops, and even helped plan attacks.

In this Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011 file photo, a US Army Staff Sgt. looks on as a comrade peers through the scope on his weapon during a patrol near Iskandariyah, 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of Baghdad (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Fighters recieved training from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps at bases near Tehrab.

“There are Iranians and Lebanese Hezbollah conducting the training at these bases,” one report said. “The Iranians are experts in full scale warfare while the Lebanese are experts in urban or guerrilla warfare.”