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To: Hawkmoon who started this subject	2/18/2003 6:14:37 PM
From: mistermj	Read Replies (1) of 15987

DJ Iranian-Backed Iraqi Opposition Forces Enter N Iraq -FT 02/18/2003 Dow Jones News Services (Copyright © 2003 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Iranian-backed Iraqi opposition forces have crossed into northern Iraq from Iran with the aim of securing the frontier in the event of war, according to senior Iranian officials, the Financial Times reports on its Web site Tuesday. The forces, numbering up to 5,000 troops with some heavy equipment, are nominally under the command of Ayatollah Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim, a prominent Iraqi Shia Muslim opposition leader who has been based in Iran since 1980, the report said. Iranian officials say the role of the brigade, which has been trained and equipped by Iran's Revolutionary Guards, is purely defensive, according to the article. A U.S. State Department official told the Financial Times that he was aware of reports that part of Ayatollah Hakim's Badr brigade had crossed into northern Iraq, but declined further comment. (END) Dow Jones Newswires 02-18-03 1737ET

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