Iraq: Coalition Forces Arrest Iranian Quds Force Officer

Iraq: Coalition Forces Arrest
Iranian Quds Force Officer
Thursday, September 20, 2007

Coalition forces arrested an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps – Quds Force officer in Sulimaniyah today.

Contrary to recent diplomatic initiatives, this individual has been involved in transporting improvised explosive devices and explosively formed penetrators into Iraq. Intelligence reports also indicate he was involved in the infiltration and training of foreign terrorists in Iraq.

The Quds Force is a covert action arm of the Iranian government responsible for aiding lethal attacks against the Iraqi government and Coalition forces.

(From press release #A070920b by MNF-I, Press Desk, Baghdad, Iraq)