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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/29/houla-massacre-us-accuses-iran?newsfeed=true
Houla Massacre: U.S. Accuses Iran of "Bragging" about its Military Aid to Syria
(Guardian-UK) Chris McGreal - The U.S. has accused Iran of "aiding and abetting" the massacre of women and children in Houla by providing support for the Syrian militia accused of carrying out the slaughter. Victoria Nuland, the State Department spokeswoman, said that Iran's hand is clearly visible in the killing of more than 100 people, including scores of young children, by the Syrian Shabiha militia group, which closely resembles an Iranian militia, the Basij. "The Iranians have clearly supplied support and training and advice to the Syrian army, but this Shabiha thug force mirrors the same force that the Iranians use. The Basij and the Shabiha are the same type of thing and clearly reflect the tactics and the techniques that the Iranians use for their own suppression of civil rights," she said.