U.S. Officials Admit That They Are Arming Iranian-Backed Militants in Iraq?

Image shows Abrams tank flying flag of the Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, an Iraqi group which supports Syrian government and is backed by Iran. Middle East Eye

Washington Free Beacon: U.S. Admits Possible Role in Arming Iranian-Backed Militants in Iraq

Lawmakers allege State Dept. covering up U.S. military support to IRGC.

U.S. officials acknowledged Iranian-backed forces in Iraq could be using American-made arms, an admission that comes amid growing concern on Capitol Hill the U.S. government is quietly working with militia fighters in Iraq who are directly tied to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), according to multiple sources familiar with the situation.

U.S. lawmakers and military insiders are concerned by what they described as the American government’s continued arming and training of Iranian-backed fighters in Iraq, an ongoing policy that multiple sources described to the Washington Free Beacon as one of the U.S.'s chief foreign policy failures in the region.

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