Iraqi Referendum: British Accuse Iran of Training Terrorists
Jim Kouri, CPP
October 13, 2005
The United Kingdom government is now claiming that Iran is operating "training camps" for bombers who carry out terrorist attacks on British troops and civilians in Iraq. It appears that the training is accelerating in order to create havoc when Iraqi citizens head to the polls to vote on the constitution referendum.
Previously, the British accused Iran of being accessories in the killings of soldiers using sophisticated explosive devices. The new claims go much further by saying the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, which has close links to the government, is teaching Shia fighters to make the bombs in Iran and then they're transporting them across the border into Iraq.
The charges came after Iraqi and coalition forces discovered unexploded devices and submitted them to ordinance experts. A forensic examination of the bombs is being made in Baghdad which military experts believe will aid in devising security measures and may also reveal evidence of an Iranian signature. The armor-piercing, infrared bombs have reportedly killed eight British soldiers since the spring.
UK government officials have accused the Iranians of tactical involvement in Iraq as a result of what Tehran perceives as Western bullying over the nuclear issue. It's also to believed the Iranians wish to keep US and British forces tied down in Iraq to avert a possible attack on Iran. Iran has vehemently denied the British accusations and has claimed instead that Britain is pressuring Iran over its nuclear program by publicizing the bombing incidents.
The revelations of the alleged Iranian involvement made by defense and diplomatic sources in Iraq was compelling and detailed. The British military say they are "trying to counter the bomb threat by training the trainers and the [Iranians] are doing the same. People are being trained abroad and then slip back into Iraq, 10 at a time, to train others maybe 50 at a time."
British intelligence reports strongly suggest that terrorist training camps are being run in Iran and Lebanon, and that there is some intelligence that suggests there are camps in Syria. Forensic examinations of explosive devices shows that the technology has been "proliferating," leading to a drastic rise in attacks on British soldiers which now average more than three per week.
US, British and Iraqi security forces have uncovered caches of weapons including over 60 rockets, mortars and landmines, as well as the Iranian-made infrared explosive devices. British intelligence believes weapons are being stashed by insurgents in preparation for the upcoming referendum on the Iraqi constitution.
Previously, the British accused Iran of being accessories in the killings of soldiers using sophisticated explosive devices. The new claims go much further by saying the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, which has close links to the government, is teaching Shia fighters to make the bombs in Iran and then they're transporting them across the border into Iraq.
The charges came after Iraqi and coalition forces discovered unexploded devices and submitted them to ordinance experts. A forensic examination of the bombs is being made in Baghdad which military experts believe will aid in devising security measures and may also reveal evidence of an Iranian signature. The armor-piercing, infrared bombs have reportedly killed eight British soldiers since the spring.
UK government officials have accused the Iranians of tactical involvement in Iraq as a result of what Tehran perceives as Western bullying over the nuclear issue. It's also to believed the Iranians wish to keep US and British forces tied down in Iraq to avert a possible attack on Iran. Iran has vehemently denied the British accusations and has claimed instead that Britain is pressuring Iran over its nuclear program by publicizing the bombing incidents.
The revelations of the alleged Iranian involvement made by defense and diplomatic sources in Iraq was compelling and detailed. The British military say they are "trying to counter the bomb threat by training the trainers and the [Iranians] are doing the same. People are being trained abroad and then slip back into Iraq, 10 at a time, to train others maybe 50 at a time."
British intelligence reports strongly suggest that terrorist training camps are being run in Iran and Lebanon, and that there is some intelligence that suggests there are camps in Syria. Forensic examinations of explosive devices shows that the technology has been "proliferating," leading to a drastic rise in attacks on British soldiers which now average more than three per week.
US, British and Iraqi security forces have uncovered caches of weapons including over 60 rockets, mortars and landmines, as well as the Iranian-made infrared explosive devices. British intelligence believes weapons are being stashed by insurgents in preparation for the upcoming referendum on the Iraqi constitution.
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