BAGHDAD – Bombs killed more than 50 people in Iraq on Thursday in the worst violence since U.S. combat troops withdrew from urban areas last week, and American forces released five Iranian officials suspected of aiding Shiite insurgents.
U.S. officials said they believe the Iranians, detained in northern Iraq in January 2007, had facilitated attacks on American-led forces but handed them over to the Iraqi government at its request because they were obliged to do so under a U.S.-Iraqi security agreement.
The U.S. State Department said it was concerned their release could present a security threat to American troops in Iraq.
Iraq's foreign minister, Hoshyar Zebari, called the release a "good initiative" that could encourage dialogue between Washington and Tehran, which are longtime foes.
The Iranian Embassy said it expected to receive the Iranians, described by their government as diplomats. Washington believes they are associated with the Quds Force, part of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard Corps, and that they trained Iraqi militants.
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5 comments:
Its going to get worse! Their government needs to take care of their own people. We can't defend everyone all the time at our expense. Nothing in this world is free...Not even freedom!
Time to go!
This is only happening to make the U.S.look bad.
Get totally out NOW. They've had enough time to get themselves in a position to handle their own country!
Another reason we should not have been over there like we were in the first place!
All of our soldiers killed and maimed AFTER Saddam was captured...and for what????
You pathetic fools.
This is just what you voted for.
Obama was elected because he said he'd pull out of Iraq and started the pull out.
The terrorists knew this would happen once a loser Democrat got into office.
And now you libz have the gall to complain?
What a bunch of pathetic hypocrites you all are.
Over 5,000 brave Americans are dead, sacrificed everything to free Iraq, and now because of you and Obama, their lives have been wasted.
Congratulations democrats.
We have to pull out someday, we can't camp there forever, this was expected
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