Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Reuters, Baghdad, 01 December 2008 (excerpts) – The U.S. military in Iraq captured four suspected members of an Iranian-backed insurgent network on Monday, it said.
The four detained belong to an insurgent group called Katai’b Hezbollah, the U.S. military said in a statement.
“Katai’b Hezbollah is assessed to be a surrogate of Iran. Its members are believed to be responsible for recent attacks against Iraqi citizens and coalition forces,” the U.S. military said.
U.S. troops have caught 33 Iranian-sponsored criminals in the last month, the military said. It was not clear whether Monday’s detentions were included in that figure.
The United States accuses Iran of arming, funding and training militias that attack U.S. and Iraq security forces.