Urban warfare

This all sounds like a collection of self-fulfilling prophecies. Life is hell, so we riot, so life is hell. Of course, that misses out the Islamist connection. But don't expect the BBC to mention that.

Despite these paragraphs:

"Operations are planned by senior commanders, with underlings making emergency calls and the foot soldiers carrying out the assaults," he says.

And the icing on the cake is filming the whole thing with your mobile phone."

it's about deprived youth. Nothing else!