iran’s contribution to the civil war in iraq伊朗对伊拉克内战的贡献.Image.Marked.pdf

R E P A January 2007 P L Iran’s Contribution to the A N Civil War in Iraq O BY MOUNIR ELKHAMRI I The opinions expressed are those of the author and do not represent those of the Department S of Defense and the U.S. Army. hile the press debates whether or not there is a civil war in Iraq, there is a strong his- A Wtory of Iranian-sponsored unrest in Iraq that continues to the present. Captured Iraqi intelligence documents, now maintained by the Foreign Military Studies Office, show Iran’s deep C penetration in Iraqi society and institutions. Iran clandestinely supported the U.S. invasion of Iraq and took measures to turn it to her advantage. C The Iranian government maintained armed formations, such as the Badr Corps, inside Iraq prior to the U.S. invasion. While Saddam Hussein felt that he could dissuade a U.S. invasion through world opinion and the United Nations, Iran anticipated and welcomed the U.S. invasion O since it would destroy her chief enemy in the region. Iran has now moved covertly and overtly onto Iraq to subvert Iraqi institutions and eventually to assume total control. Iran has now entered a wider and more dangerous game by subverting the Iraqi police and armed forces into a “greater Shia” cause, which Iran hopes will lead to the fragmentation of Iraq and the inoration of oil–rich Shia lands into Iran. N