U.S.-Iraqi forces raid Shiite strongholdBy SINAN SALAHEDDIN, Associated Press Writer
45 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces raided a Shiite stronghold in Baghdad
on Saturday, looking for dozens of men abducted from an Iraqi government office.
Coalition forces searched for four American security contractors missing in an
attack on their convoy in southern Iraq.
Iraqi soldiers backed by U.S. helicopters swept through the Sadr City section
of the capital motivated by intelligence indicating an armed group was holding
the Iraqi hostages, the U.S. military said.
The statement did not say whether any hostages were found. No casualties were
reported among coalition forces, but Iraqi police said three Iraqi civilians
were wounded.
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