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Fifty Iranians Helping Militias in South Iraq : August 19, 2007 Agency Reuters

Baghdad -- About 50 members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards were believed to be training Shi'ite militias in the use of mortars and rockets in southern Iraq, the general commanding U.S. troops in the area said on Sunday. "We are concerned primarily about the training of Shi'ite extremists. We think there are about 50 members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards," Major-General Rick Lynch, commander of U.S. forces south of Baghdad, told reporters.

Iran troop 'build-up near Iraq border'

BAGHDAD: Iran is building up its troops near the Iraqi border and is shelling the remote northeast borders. Two women were injured in the shelling in the Kurdish area of Iraq for the last three days forcing evacuation of 200 families, Hussein Ahmed, the mayor of Qal'at Dizah town close to the Iranian border said. He said several thousand Iranian soldiers could also be seen near the border. There was no immediate comment from Tehran or Baghdad on the reports. Earlier, the Iranian news agency Mehr said an Iranian army helicopter which crashed near the border with northern Iraq had been engaged in a military operation against the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK), an offshoot of the PKK. Iranian media said six military personnel were killed in the crash, which happened during manoeuvres involving Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards on Friday.

Coalition Forces Kill 13 Terrorists While Targeting Cell Leader

WASHINGTON - Coalition forces killed 13 terrorists and detained 12 suspected terrorists east of Tarmiyah, Iraq, during an operation today targeting an al Qaeda cell leader who provides guidance to senior terrorist leaders in Iraq.Aug 17, 2007,

Coalition Forces Exert Pressure on al Qaeda, Other Extremists in Iraq

BAGHDAD - Multinational Division Baghdad troops are doing their part to contribute to Multinational Corps Iraq's Operation Phantom Strike by continuing to apply pressure on al Qaeda and Shiia extremists throughout the Iraqi capital.Aug 17, 2007,

Afghan, Coalition Forces Nab 11 Suspected Insurgents

- WASHINGTON - Afghan troops advised by coalition forces detained 11 suspected insurgents during operations today in Ghazni and Kandahar, Afghanistan.Aug 17, 2007,

Iraq Operations Have Terrorists on Run

WASHINGTON - Denying the enemy sanctuary is the major capability brought to bear by surge forces in Iraq, a commander in the region said today.Aug 17, 2007,

Coalition Forces Capture High-Priority Weapons Smuggler, 62 Others

WASHINGTON - Coalition forces captured a highly sought "special groups" weapons facilitator before dawn today northeast of Baghdad. In other operations this week, coalition forces captured 54 suspected terrorists and killed 19 terrorists.Aug 17, 2007,