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Israel 'aiding US in Iraq'
US special forces fighting a covert war in
Iraq are receiving help from both Israel and former members of Saddam
Hussein's Baath party regime, according to a media report. It says Israeli commandos and intelligence units have been helping US
special forces train for operations in Iraq and are expected to secretly
advise them in the field.
The US and Israeli governments had decided to keep their co-operation
secret, according to the report.
It also cites an unnamed former Central Intelligence Agency official
with extensive Middle East experience as saying US officials are relying
on a former Saddam loyalist for intelligence on opponents of the US-led
occupation.
Farouk Hijazi, former director of external operations for Iraqi
intelligence, "has cut a deal" since being captured in April,
the source is quoted as saying.
US officials "are using him to reactivate the old Iraqi
intelligence network," the source said. |
