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Senior Commander in Iraqi Military: US Will Not Leave Iraq before Attacking Iran

A senior commander in the Iraqi military told the Qatari daily Al-'Arab that, in the last two months, the US has deployed over 7,000 troops along the Iraq-Iran border, as well as radars and batteries of anti-ballistic missiles. According to the source, this has convinced the Iraqi leaders that the US intends to launch an airstrike against Iran from Iraqi territory, and that the US will not withdraw before this strike takes place.

Source: Al-'Arab (Qatar), July 31, 2010

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