Iran accused of arming anti-US militias in Iraq

Richard Spencer
London Telegraph
July 10, 2011

Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, said Iran was responsible for arming militant Shia groups responsible for a recent upsurge in killings of American servicemen.

“Iran is very directly supporting extremist troops which are killing our troops,” he said at a Washington briefing.

The weapons the Pengtagon believe are being smuggled into the country by the Revolutionary Guard include improvised mortars and an armour-piercing bomb known as an explosively formed penetrator, or EFP.

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This article was posted: Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 1:23 pm

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