June 05, 2007

Al-Qaida group says abducted GIs were slain - Conflict in Iraq - MSNBC.com

Al-Qaida group says abducted GIs were slain - Conflict in Iraq - MSNBC.com: "CAIRO, Egypt - An al-Qaida umbrella group claimed in a new video Monday that its militants killed three U.S. soldiers after capturing them last month. In Baghdad, the U.S. military condemned the claim and said the search for them will continue.

An Islamic militant Web site said earlier on Monday it would soon release video clips showing the capture of three American soldiers who disappeared following an ambush in Iraq in mid-May. The body of one soldier was later found, but the other two remain missing.

The video shows the kidnapping as well as footage from after the attack, according to the Washington-based SITE Institute, which said it had obtained the 10-minute, 41-second clip." Read complete post here.