The Basra Storyline Continues
This episode is far from finished so my title isn't too surprising. I'm of the opinion that this action could be the turning point in the nature of Western participation - it's very much a "wait and see" situation.
Information is still confusing (in my 10 second survey). The British Army has said it had to rescue two soldiers from a house in Basra where they were taken by militants after the police ignored an order from the interior ministry to release them.
Iraq's national security adviser Muwafaq al-Rubaie has said Iraqi security forces had been penetrated by insurgents but he did not know to what extent.
Interior Minister Baqir Solagh Jabr told BBC News the men never left police custody or the prison building in Basra and were not handed to militants.
He said the British army acted on "rumour" when it stormed the prison looking for them. CNN today is reporting the Iraqi concern regarding the incident. Hoping for more information about the British deployment in Iraq, I was disappointed to find that the timeline of British Troops in Iraq on the BBC site is essentially a casualty list. The BBC also reports that the exit strategy is "still elusive".
Information is still confusing (in my 10 second survey). The British Army has said it had to rescue two soldiers from a house in Basra where they were taken by militants after the police ignored an order from the interior ministry to release them.
Iraq's national security adviser Muwafaq al-Rubaie has said Iraqi security forces had been penetrated by insurgents but he did not know to what extent.
Interior Minister Baqir Solagh Jabr told BBC News the men never left police custody or the prison building in Basra and were not handed to militants.
He said the British army acted on "rumour" when it stormed the prison looking for them. CNN today is reporting the Iraqi concern regarding the incident. Hoping for more information about the British deployment in Iraq, I was disappointed to find that the timeline of British Troops in Iraq on the BBC site is essentially a casualty list. The BBC also reports that the exit strategy is "still elusive".
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