Quds Force

Having the leader of Iran?s elite Quds Force direct Iraqi forces battling the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is complicating the U.S. mission against terrorism and contributing to destabilization in Iraq, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency said March 22.

An influential Iranian general who has reportedly been near the front line against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was quoted Feb. 12 saying the jihadists are "nearing the end of their lives".