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WASHINGTON — Iranian-backed militias present the most dangerous security threat for Iraq, outpacing al-Qaeda-linked terrorists who have been blamed for the spike in violence there, a senior U.S. military officer said Tuesday.
Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, the top U.S. military spokesman in Iraq, said the Shiite militias — together they have several thousand insurgents — are working to keep the Baghdad government weak and isolated. Decisions on the number and types of attacks launched by the three main militia groups, he said, are made inside Iran.
