Brits go nuts in Basra
The British had kept the Iraqi city of Basra rather calm for quite a while now, in marked contrast to the areas that were more under American control. Until now, that is.
British Soldiers Free Two From Basra Jail
BASRA, Iraq Sep 19, 2005 – In a major show of force, British soldiers used tanks to break down the walls of the central jail in this southern city late Monday and freed two Britons, allegedly undercover commandos, who had been arrested on charges of shooting two Iraqi policemen.
Read up on this. Seems the jailed Brits were undercover, in a car full of explosives. Things are just getting stranger and stranger over there.
