After the capture of alleged Quds Force and Lebanese Hezbollah members in Iraq, the US army accused Iran on Monday of training and arming militants for terrorist operations in Iraq.

According to a military spokesman, the operatives were detained in different parts of the war-torn country, among them being a known Hezbollah leader, Ali Mussa Daqduq.

Daqduq was detained in Basra two weeks ago, being suspected to have trained Shiite rebels, especially in bomb manufacturing methods.

The Hezbollah member is supposed to be the link between Shiite militias and Quds Force, a special unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards. He was allegedly responsible for a well planed terrorist attack that killed five coalition soldiers in Karbala.

The Quds Force is responsible for training, organizing, arming, and financing foreign Islamic revolutionary movements like the Shiite militias. Daqduq reportedly confessed to these allegations, saying he had an important role in training extremists.

According to the US army report, Hezbollah operates in Iraq with the support of the Quds Force. The captured Iranians were accused of preparing Shiite militias for terrorist attacks, including bomb attacks, assaults with firearms and rockets, Brigadier-General Kevin Bergner said Monday.

Tehran said it hasn’t backed terrorist actions and illegal actions like smuggling weapons, training terrorist elements were done without their consent or knowledge, as Iran supports plans that will bring peace in Iraq.