Report: US to Build Base Near Iran-Iraq Border
10 September 2007
A leading U.S. newspaper reports the U.S. military is preparing to build its first base for American forces in Iraq near the border with Iran.
The Wall Street Journal reports in Monday's edition that the base is part of a new effort to stop the flow of advanced Iranian weaponry to Shi'ite militants in Iraq.
Major Toby Logsdon, the U.S. officer overseeing the project, is quoted by the Journal as saying the new base will have living quarters for at least 200 soldiers. He said he hopes U.S. forces will begin living at the new outpost in November. The base will be about 6.5 kilometers from the Iranian border.
Iran has denied repeated U.S. charges that it is supplying weapons, including sophisticated roadside bombs that can penetrate armor, to Iraqi militants.
Some information for this report was provided by Reuters.
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