Rumsfeld warns Iran, Syria about helping militants, discusses Iraq security
BAGHDAD : US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warned Iran and Syria about militants crossing their borders into Iraq after meeting with the chief US overseer and his military commanders on plans to shift security responsibilities to Iraqis in the face of intensified attacks.
His daylong visit coincided with the deaths of seven police in a car bombing at a police station in Kirkuk, the latest in a surge of such attacks as the United States moves to restore sovereignty to Iraqis June 30.
"Syria and Iran have not been helpful to the people of Iraq", he told journalists during a visit to Baghdad. "Indeed they have been unhelpful.
"We know Iran has harbored Al-Qaeda, we know they had people moving across the border. They were certainly aware of that."
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Rumsfeld warns Iran, Syria about helping militants, discusses Iraq security
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