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| Three Americans kidnapped by militia members in Baghdad | |
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| Three Americans have been kidnapped by militants in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad. | |
| According to Arab news channel Al-Arabiya, well-informed sources in Baghdad have confirmed that the kidnapping took place in the south of the city on Sunday. | |
| The US State Department confirmed it was aware of the reports, and said it was working with Iraqi authorities to locate and recover the missing Americans. | |
| The identities of the kidnap victims or the militias have not yet been confirmed. | |
| The reported kidnapping comes at a time of increased tensions between the predominantly Shia militias of southern Iraq and US-backed Saudi Arabia, following the latter's execution of prominent Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr. | The reported kidnapping comes at a time of increased tensions between the predominantly Shia militias of southern Iraq and US-backed Saudi Arabia, following the latter's execution of prominent Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr. |
| This article will be updated. | This article will be updated. |