LIBERTY ALERT!! Iran Sends Weapons to Iraqi Terrorists

An ABC News exclusive report indicates that U.S. officials have found the smoking gun that proves Iran is sending new weapons to terrorists in Iraq. The weapons are brand-new, fresh from Iranian factories. Coalition forces seized the Iranian-made weapons and munitions that bear manufacturing dates in 2006, which suggests that material is going directly from Iranian factories to Shia militias rather than taking the roundabout path through the black market.

One senior official stated, 'There is no way this could be done without Iranian government approval.'

Iranian-made munitions found in Iraq include advanced IEDs designed to pierce armor and anti-tank weapons. U.S. intelligence believes the weapons have been supplied to Iraq's growing Shia militias from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, which is also believed to be training Iraqi militia fighters in Iran.

Evidence is mounting, too, that the most powerful militia in Iraq, Moktada al-Sadr's Mahdi army, is receiving training support from the Iranian-backed terrorists of Hezbollah.

Two senior U.S. defense officials have confirmed reports that fighters from the Mahdi army have traveled to Lebanon to receive training from Hezbollah.

Officials also report that some of the Hezbollah fighters have also traveled through Syria and into Iraq to provide training.

U.S. intelligence officials believe the number of Al-Sadr's Mahdi army now includes 40,000 fighters, making it an especially formidable force.