(VOI) - The U.S. army on Tuesday discovered four Iraq security elements that were kidnapped earlier, a military source said. “Four kidnapped person were found dead in Ninewa province,” said a U.S. army statement received by Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).
The announcement noted “four persons had been kidnapped in Talzala and Mahalabiya villages in Ninewa.” It identified two of them as policemen and the other two as fresh recruits. The announcement did not provide further details about the kidnapping operation. The Iraqi government launched a large-scale security operations in Ninewa on May 3 to crack down on gunmen and violence ravaging the third largest Iraqi city and its major northern city. |