Insurgents inside Iraqi police force: official

Posted: 09:03 AEST

Iraq's national security adviser Muwaffaq Rubaie says insurgents have infiltrated Iraq's police force but the extent to which they have done so remains unclear

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UK admits smashing jail wall in rescue bid

Posted: 17:23 AEST

The British Defence Ministry has admitted troops used an armoured vehicle to smash down a prison wall in a bid to free two undercover soldiers in southern Iraq overnight.

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Iraq slams British tank jail-breaking

Posted: 00:07 AEST

Iraq has denounced British forces over a dramatic rescue of two undercover soldiers that could stoke hostility to the army in increasingly volatile southern Iraq.

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