Another sign of Iranian activity in Iraq. “Iraq: US troops detain 2 Shiite militia suspects in raids south of Baghdad,” from The Associated Press, June 5 :
BAGHDAD: The U.S. military says it has captured two Shiite militia suspects south of Baghdad.
A military statement says one of the men is an Iranian-trained “special groups” leader, and the other is a top weapons smuggler and financier….
The U.S. uses the label “special groups” to describe Shiite fighters who are defying a cease-fire order by anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr….