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Talabani Adviser: Iranian Special Forces Present in Iraq (IRANIAN BOOTS ON KURDISH GROUND)

25.10.2014 – Shorsh Muhammad – BasNews, Erbil – An adviser to former Iraqi President Jalal Talabani’, Kamran Karadaghi, has confirmed reports of Iranian Special Forces being present in northern Iraq and fighting alongside Peshmerga forces.

Karadaghi, wrote on his Facebook page that Iraqi Kurdish politician and former member of the Iraqi Parliament, Mahmoud Osman is right in saying Iranian general commander Qassim Suleimani thinks Iraq is his home, where he can come and go without question.  “Osman’s view is correct, because Suleimani scurries from the south to north of Iraq, supervising Iranian Special Forces and the Shiite militia groups with are present in Iraq,” wrote Karadaghi.Last week, Osman criticized the policies of Prime Minister Haidar Abadi and accused him of being closer to Tehran than the former PM, Nouri al-Maliki. “Abadi has granted Iran greater influence than Maliki did and we see that when the Iranian Quds Force Leader, Qassem Suleimani walks around Iraq from the north to the south of the country as if he is the country’s real leader,” said Osman. Karadaghi also said that due to his position in the Iraqi Presidency office in Baghdad, he could confirm the presence of Iranian special guards. “I have met with the Iranian officer who supervises the Iranian forces in Iraq and he knows Iraq in terms of geography, politics and military better than most Iraqi politicians,’ revealed Karadaghi. Last month, Suleimani was pictured allegedly in Amerli, the Shiite majority town in Southern Kirkuk, claiming to have supported the Iraqi force that liberated the town.