The Basra uprising appears to be for real. Fox News says the information comes from British central command as well as embedded Sky reporters. Fox is also reporting that Fedayeen are posing as US soldiers, firing on Iraqi regular troops when they try to surrender; here's a summary of an MSNBC interview with British Army Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Peter Wall:
The population is being held at bay by a relatively small force of "activists" who are holding hostage the families of Iraqi soldiers who have dropped their weapons in the field and returned home, in order to force them to fight against allied forces in the city.Posted by Dr. Frank at March 25, 2003 12:56 PM | TrackBack