Many of the insurgents we expected to find in Fallujah weren’t there. It seems at least some of them are operating in Mosul instead.

Insurgents have set police stations ablaze, stole weapons and brazenly roamed the streets of Mosul as Iraq’s third largest city appeared to be sliding out of control, residents said.

Explosions and fire from assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades echoed across the city and columns of smoke rose from at least two police stations set alight. At least seven police stations have been attacked in the past 48 hours.

The US military issued a statement admitting that local security forces had been overrun in several areas and said local authorities were doing what they could to restore order.

UPDATE: A friend of mine calls this IRAQ-A-MOLE! I love it.