US troops fighting new Iraq rebellion

The US has been forced to pull troops out of Fallujah to fight growing insurgency in other Iraqi cities, it emerged today.

An entire light armoured brigade has been sent to bolster US forces in Mosul, Iraq's third largest city, after insurgents stormed police stations and looted weapons, ammunition and body armour.

They are also said to have seized five bridges across the Tigris and have been seen riding through the streets waving their guns in blatant shows of force.

Violence has also erupted in the "Sunni triangle" west of Baghdad with ambushes and bombings in Tikrit, Kirkuk, Hawija, Samarra and Ramadi, 30 miles west of Fallujah.

US commanders believe rebel leaders fled Fallujah before the American assault and are organising the counter-attacks.