The 2 two undercover SAS soldiers were dressed like Sadr's Mehdi Army

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http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/article.php?article_id=7426

Why Basra is in revolt against occupation

Iraqis have accused British special forces of planning a terrorist attack on Basra.

Sheikh Hassan al-Zarqani, a spokesperson for rebel Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, told Socialist Worker that the two undercover soldiers seized by Iraqi police last Monday were armed with explosives and a remote control detonator.

The soldiers were disguised as members of Sadr’s militia, the Mehdi Army. The arrests sparked protests after British troops backed by tanks attempted to free the soldiers from an Iraqi police station. snip

“But events in our city took a sinister turn when the police tried to stop two men dressed as members of the Mehdi Army driving near the protest. The men opened fire on the police and passers-by. After a car chase they were arrested.” snip

The largely Shia city feared it would be a target of a bombing ahead of an important religious festival. The explosive find sparked rumours that British troops were about to commit an atrocity.

“What our police found in their car was very disturbing — weapons, explosives and a remote control detonator,” Sheikh Hassan said. “These are the weapons of terrorists. We believe these soldiers were planning an attack on a market or other civilian targets, and thanks be to god they were stopped and countless lives were saved.”

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Misleading headline (source article, not yours)

The article does nothing to substantiate the claim that they particularly looked like Sadr's militia, as opposed to looking like a run of the mill Iraqi on the street.

I put it down to the Socialist Worker (communists) shit-disturbing. There are enough disturbing elements to the British SAS members disguise and weaponry, but I look for more real information, not rabble rousing.