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February 25, 2015       Share:    

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/24/us-mideast-crisis-committee-specialrepor-idUSKBN0LS0VD20150224

How Iran's Military Chiefs Operate in Iraq

(Reuters) Ned Parker, Babak Dehghanpisheh and Isabel Coles - As Baghdad struggles to fight the Sunni extremist Islamic State, many Shi'ite Iraqis now look to Iran, a Shi'ite theocracy, as their main ally. Iraqi Shi'ites have grown to trust the powerful Iranian-backed militias that have taken charge since the Iraqi army deserted en masse last summer.

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