Fresh violence flares in Mosul (lg. parts Mosul under Insurgent control)

UpInArms

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Thu Nov-11-04 10:24 PM
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Fresh violence flares in Mosul (lg. parts Mosul under Insurgent control)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4005313.stm

Iraqi security forces are reported to have lost control of large parts of the northern city of Mosul.

Masked insurgents overran and set fire to several police stations, looted weapons and ammunition and roamed the streets, setting fire to police cars.

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In a statement, the US military said that it had launched an operation in southern Mosul to try to quell the insurgency after a request from the governor.

"Insurgent forces attacked several police stations and other targets within the city," it said.

"In several cases, anti-Iraqi forces exceeded the capabilities of the police on site, requiring reinforcements."

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burrowowl

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Thu Nov-11-04 10:26 PM
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1. Busy trying to

capture Falluja and Mosul slips out from under ...
Jello anyone?

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The Velveteen Ocelot

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Thu Nov-11-04 10:33 PM
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2. It's just like hitting a blob of mercury with a hammer.

Bush has bought himself a clusterfuck of monumental proportions.

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Rose Siding

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Thu Nov-11-04 10:41 PM
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3. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=979209

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pleiku52cab

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Thu Nov-11-04 10:41 PM
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4. Don't you just love the term 'anti-Iraqi forces'

lets see now - we've been anti-english forces, anti-english again, anti-mexican, anti-ourselves, anti-spanish, anti-german twice, anti-vietnamese- and our second time around in this shit hole. Sorry if I left out a lot of smaller ones like french, american indian, philippines, granada, panamanian.....etc.

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Thu Nov-11-04 10:44 PM
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5. Duplicate topic--Please continue discussion here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=979209

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