Security forces seek 4 suspected Iranian group members

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: Security forces in the city of al-Kut on Friday hung posters and photos of four wanted men believed to be members of the Iranian al-Quds Brigade on charges of involvement in “armed operations against Iraqi security personnel and civilians”. “The security authorities in Kut appealed to local residents to report these dangerous persons who are wanted on charges of involvement in terrorist operations in Iraq,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Iran’s Quds Brigade, accused by the United States of “supplying funding and training to Shiite armed groups in Iraq”, is a special unit of Iran’s Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution that reports directly to Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Its current commander is Brig. General Qassem Suleimani. Kut, the capital city of Wassit province, lies 180 km southeast of Baghdad. AmR (P) 1