October 24, 2010 1:19 PM

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Iraqi PM accuses opposition of exploiting WikiLeaks Iraq revelations

The latest WikiLeaks revelations have created ripples in Iraq where government formation process is underway after March parliamentary elections. Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki who is frontrunner for the post of next premier, has accused his political opponents of using the documents against him. A statement from the premier's office has said that there are some political interests behind the media campaign who are trying to use the documents against national leaders, especially the Prime Minister. Nearly 4 Lakh US military documents made available by WikiLeaks claim the abuse by Iraqi security forces, while others show US troops did nothing to stop state-sanctioned torture. Iraqi authorities maintain that security forces had always acted on the orders of the judiciary. On Iran's role in the conflict, the secret US files released by Wikileaks show, Tehran waging a shadow war with US troops in Iraq, and Tehran allegedly using militias to kill and kidnap American soldiers. The documents describe Iran arming and training Iraqi hit squads to carry out attacks on coalition troops and Iraqi government officials.

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