Reuters: Gunmen storm Iraq jail, free 140

tanyev...Now that's a surge.

06 Mar 2007 17:10:16 GMT
Source: Reuters

MOSUL, Iraq, March 6 (Reuters) - Dozens of gunmen stormed an Iraqi jail
in the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday and freed up to 140 prisoners
in one of the biggest prison breaks since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003,
police said.

Militants attacked Mosul's northwestern Badoush prison just after sunset
in the ethnically mixed city and overwhelmed police, who were forced to
call the U.S. military for backup.

Most of the prisoners were believed to be insurgents, police said.

It was unclear if there were any clashes between gunmen and police during
the incident.

Saddam Hussein's nephew, Ayham Sabawi, escaped the same prison in
December after he was accused of financing the Sunni insurgency against
U.S. forces and the Shi'ite-led government.

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gratuitous....Why, those dirty birds!

Don't they know that the U.S. forces are surging in Baghdad and Sadr City? Why did they all go to Mosul, instead of facing down the American wehrmacht where it's concentrating its efforts? Geez, it's like the insurgents are trying to hurt our morale, break our will, and generally are not supportive of the troops. Send Bill O'Reilly to Mosul to explain it to them!