US Military Believes Missing Soldiers Abducted By Al Qaeda

Reuters May 14, 2007 11:20 AM
The U.S. military said on Monday it believed that three U.S. soldiers missing after an attack south of Baghdad on Saturday had been taken by al Qaeda or others associated with the militant group.
"At this time, we believe they were abducted by terrorists belonging to al Qaeda or an affiliated group and this assessment is based on highly credible intelligence information," Major-General William Caldwell, the chief U.S. military spokesman in Iraq, said in a statement.
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Militant Group Warns US To Stop Search For Missing Soldiers

Associated Press THOMAS WAGNER May 14, 2007 01:04 PM
An al-Qaida front group that claims it has captured American soldiers warned the United States on Monday to stop searching for them and suggested it attacked the U.S. convoy as revenge for the rape and murder of a local teenager last year.
The U.S. military also said for the first time it believes the three missing soldiers were abducted by al-Qaida-linked militants after an attack that included three roadside bombs.
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