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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/2022631/Iran-%%27paid-Iraq...
Iran has secretly paid Iraqi insurgents hundreds of thousands of
American dollars to kill British soldiers, according to a leaked
government document obtained by The Telegraph.
The allegations are contained in a confidential "field report" written
by a British officer who served in Basra during one of the most
dangerous periods of the conflict. The report, which has never been
made public, shows the full level of Iran's involvement in the
insurgency for the first time.
The document states that the Jaish al-Mahdi (JAM) – also known as the
Mahdi Army – one of the most violent insurgent groups operating in
Basra, used money from Iran to recruit and pay young unemployed men up
to $300 (£150) a month to carry out attacks against the British. The
findings have been passed to the highest levels in the military.
The leak comes at a time of rising tension between Iran and the
international community, as Tehran continues to stonewall UN inquiries
into allegations that it has carried out research to develop a nuclear
weapon.