Posted on 07/02/2007 8:02:12 PM PDT by blam
Iranian unit killed our troops in Iraq, says US
By David Blair
Last Updated: 2:23am BST 03/07/2007
A secret force attached to Iran's Revolutionary Guard carried out a sophisticated attack which killed five American soldiers in Iraq, the US claimed yesterday.
For the first time, America laid out evidence allegedly showing an Iranian hand behind a specific assault. In the past, Britain and America have only made general accusations of Iranian support for insurgents.
Teheran has vigorously denied the charges.
But Gen Kevin Bergner, a US military spokesman, set out in detail what he called Iran's responsibility for an attack in the Shia holy city of Karbala in January.
The assault was, he said, carried out by the Quds Force, a paramilitary unit affiliated to the Revolutionary Guard.
Gunmen who spoke English and wore US-style uniforms talked their way through a number of checkpoints and penetrated a government compound in Karbala. Once inside, they killed one US soldier and captured four others, all of whom were later killed.
"The Quds Force had developed detailed information regarding our soldiers' activities, shift changes and defences, and this information was shared with the attackers," said Gen Bergner.
The source for this claim, he added, was a Hizbollah fighter who was captured by coalition forces in southern Iraq.
Iran's defence minister, Mustapha Mohammed Najjar, said the US accusations were "sheer lies".
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