Iraq’s interim defense minister accused neighbors Iran and Syria on Wednesday of aiding al Qaeda Islamist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and former agents of Saddam Hussein to promote a “terrorist” insurgency in Iraq.Hazim al-Shaalan poured scorn on Iran in a speech to U.S., British, Iraqi and other military officers and derided alleged links to Iran of Hussain al-Shahristani, a senior figure in a Shi’ite bloc expected to do well in next month’s Iraqi election. “Iran runs a major terrorist ring inside Iraq,” Shaalan said, repeating accusations frequently made by himself and his ally interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, a fellow secular Shi’ite who unveiled a rival electoral list on Wednesday.Full Story
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