Black Op in Basra busted?

Two British soldiers that were supposedly 'working undercover' were arrested by Iraqi police for acting suspiciously, failing to stop at a checkpoint and opening fire on the police to try and avoid apprehension. When the Iraqi police refused to release these two men British forces then staged a jail break and freed the two captive Brits also allowing up to 150 other detainees to escape.
Section 2, subheading 3 of CPA Order Number 17 states;

"All MNF, CPA, and Foreign Liaison Mission Personnel, and International Consultants shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of their Sending States. They shall be immune from any form of arrest or detention other than by persons acting on behalf of their Sending States"

The COW(Coalition Of the Willing) can get away with just about anything in Iraq including running clerics down with tanks, shooting obvious civilians, and killing multiple journalists. The fact that these two 'soldiers' were arrested and detained while the perpetrators of the previously listed acts got just slaps on the wrists demonstrates just how seriously the Iraqi authorities viewed these men and/or their offences.
Arab media is reporting that the car the men were travelling in contained quantities of explosives and mines.
Speculation is that these men were involved in attacking COW forces and/or Iraqi civilians as part of the ongoing attempts to foment civil war.

The MSM could always blame Abu Musab al-Zarqawi but unfortunately he's been dead for years.

The following link may be of interest
Analysis: Iraq statistics tell grim story

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